在这样的紧张局势下，南中国海的主权争议无疑将很可能成为本月东盟区域论坛以及随后巴厘岛东亚峰会的核心议题。
Given these tensions, it is no surprise that the issue of disputed sovereignty in the South China Sea is almost certain to claim center stage at this month’s ASEAN Regional Forum, and at the East Asia summit in Bali that will follow it.