海南在发展与东南亚国家的关系中,具有得天独厚的优势,面临前所未有的机遇。 一是改革开放的既定国策,把海南推上了中国与东南亚外交的最前沿。海南位于中国大陆的最南端,与东南亚国家隔海相望,是中国通向东南亚最便捷的“桥梁”,因此,海南理所当然地要优先担负起发展与东南亚国家关系的使命。 Hainan has a unique advantage in developing its relations with Southeast Asian countries and faces unprecedented opportunities. The first is the established national policy of reform and opening up, which pushed Hainan to the forefront of diplomacy between China and Southeast Asia. Hainan is located at the southernmost tip of mainland China and faces the Southeast Asian countries across the sea. It is the most convenient “bridge” for China to reach Southeast Asia. Therefore, Hainan is rightly given the priority to assume the mission of developing relations with Southeast Asian countries.