China’s growing clout is unnerving some Asean countries.

中国日益增长的影响力令一些东盟国家感到不安。

It is the leader's first foreign trip of 2023 and his first bilateral visit to a non-ASEAN country since assuming the Presidency in June.

这是这位领导人 2023 年的首次出访，也是他自 6 月就任总统以来首次对东盟之外的国家进行双边访问。

It’s poised to be the world’s growth engine as Asean countries, like Vietnam and the Philippines, boast phenomenal growth rates.

随着越南和菲律宾等东盟国家拥有惊人的增长率，它有望成为世界增长引擎。

Some Asean countries have allied themselves with one of the superpowers, but others, like Singapore, have substantive ties with both.

一些东盟国家与其中一个超级大国结盟，但其他国家， 如新加坡，与这两个国家都有实质性联系。

Asean countries risk becoming pawns for the superpowers in this dispute, and the South China Sea issue has been particularly divisive.

东盟国家有可能在这场争端中成为超级大国的棋子，而南海问题的分歧尤其大。