新德里 — — 2012年在中国对东海和南海的恼人的主权要求中开始，但同时也存在着在东盟斡旋下达成行为准则，和平解决分歧的希望。
NEW DELHI – The year 2012 began with festering Chinese sovereignty claims in the South and East China Seas, but also with hope that a code of conduct brokered by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would enable them to be resolved peacefully.