比較驚訝中國外交體系對四方對話接觸孟加拉的反應一開始就如此激烈:
"China felt it was the right time to warn Bangladesh against the Quad amid growing pressure on the government to continue the vaccination campaign and Dhaka’s subsequent reliance on Beijing to get vaccines. Taking advantage of the devastating COVID-19 situation in India, China deepened anti-COVID-19 cooperation with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, and floated a vaccine storage reserve for South Asia. This new platform aims at providing vaccines to its member nations on a priority basis during emergencies.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh has been maintaining a balancing act between global powers. Dhaka is deeply aware that it needs to maintain good relationships with powerful nations such as the United States, India, China, and Japan to ensure its continued development, both economically and infrastructurally."
https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/chinas-warning-to-bangladesh-on-the-quad/
印象中，魏鳳和當初兩趟南亞之行重點在斯里蘭卡與巴基斯坦，孟加拉只能算是斯里蘭卡的稍帶前菜，並非重點。
"摩門說，四方對話成員中沒有一個曾就加入該組織而與孟加拉接洽過。摩門說，李極明的言論為時過早。
摩門還表示，中國干預孟加拉的國家事務是不尋常的。他說：「我們沒想到中國會這樣做。」
但是李極明10日在孟加拉外交記者協會（DCAB）表示，中國國防部長魏鳳和在最近訪問南亞國家時也傳達了同樣的資訊。"
補俄方對南亞局勢的觀察:
"俄羅斯科學院東方研究所印度研究中心主任塔季揚娜·紹米揚在接受衛星通訊社採訪時就此評論道：「中國與斯里蘭卡的關係正在快速發展。在與尼泊爾和孟加拉國的關係中也觀察到了同樣的趨勢。這些國家在過去幾年中一直在努力保護自己免受龐大印度的威脅。他們與中國的接近發生在中印關係最糟糕的時期，當時兩國關係的緊張已經趨於白熱化。現在印中關係出現了緩和，中國同時正在通過與印度鄰國發展關係，建立與該地區所有國家的信任關係來平衡它們之間的關係。」"
美中抗衡情勢越篤定, 印太周邊國家需要表態的機率就越高, 保持等距越形費力.
[ So far, Indonesia has been relatively successful in maintaining bilateral relations with the two world powers and maintaining its long-standing principle of a “free and active” foreign policy. Relations are also complementary. According to Collin Koh, a researcher at the Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore, Indonesia’s relations with China are overwhelmingly economic, while it “is closer to the U.S. in terms of defense and security.” ]
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/indonesias-delicate-dance-between-china-and-the-us/
