This was partly due to the fact that the process under which the growth triangles operated was less formal and less binding than that of AFTA and hence did not need much attention at the ASEAN level.

• 其中部分原因是增长三角的发展进程与东盟自由贸易区比起来，它的正式程度和约束力度都没那么大，因此在东盟这一级别就不必给予太多的关注。