美国和东南亚国防领导人在老挝举行会议,讨论与中国在南海问题上的紧张关系。 U.S. and Southeast Asian defense leaders meet in Laos to discuss tensions with China over the South China Sea.
东南亚国防领导人正在老挝举行会议,以解决南中国海与中国日益加剧的海上紧张关系。 Southeast Asian defense leaders are meeting in Laos to address growing maritime tensions with China in the South China Sea. 美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀(Lloyd Austin)正在参加东南亚国家联盟(东盟)国防部长会议。 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers' meeting. 美国力求在向新总统制过渡期间向盟国保证,而东盟和中国则力求在2026年之前最终确定管理领土争端的行为守则。 The U.S. seeks to reassure allies amid the transition to a new presidency, while ASEAN and China aim to finalize a code of conduct by 2026 to manage territorial disputes.