事实上，东盟长期以来一直以其“开放的区域主义”而备受赞誉，因为它在成员国之间追求经济一体化的同时也不会歧视其他非东盟经济体。
Indeed, the bloc has long been praised for its “open regionalism,” whereby it pursues economic integration among member states without discriminating against non-ASEAN economies.