前言东南亚国家联盟(以下简称东盟——译者)各国的地理位置、历史状况,以及它们的居民是由擅长航海术的民族所组成等特点,吸引了人们的注意。除泰国外,东盟的其他成员国都曾沦为西方国家的殖民地。例如马来西亚和新加坡过去曾是英国的殖民地,印度尼西亚曾为荷兰所统治,而菲律宾则先是西班牙的殖民地后来又变成美国的殖民地。 Preface The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN-Translator) countries have drawn their attention because of their geographical location, historical status, and their inhabitants, which are made up of nations that are good at naval architecture. With the exception of Thailand, all other ASEAN member states have been reduced to colonies in Western countries. For example, Malaysia and Singapore used to be colonies of the United Kingdom, while Indonesia had dominated the Netherlands while the Philippines first belonged to a Spanish colony and later to a U.S. colony.