{"id":9836,"date":"2025-11-08T08:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9836"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:36:41","slug":"reflections-how-the-asean-way-differs-from-the-failed-alliances-of-chinas-warring-states-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9836","title":{"rendered":"Reflections | How the \u2018Asean Way\u2019 differs from the failed alliances of China\u2019s Warring States Period"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Last month, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) welcomed a new member: East Timor.<\/p>\n

I first learned about Asean<\/span> as part of my civics education in primary school. Back then, Asean was made up of only five countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the founding members who created the association in 1967.<\/div>\n

In 1984, Brunei joined after it achieved full independence. Between 1995 and 1999, the mainland Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia became full members, and \u201cAsean-10\u201d was, for the next quarter of a century, a catchy label for the organisation.<\/p>\n

Initially formed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War, Asean\u2019s present mission is to build a cohesive, prosperous region, and deepen regional cooperation and integration. Geopolitically, this association is also meant to shield its member states from superpower rivalries and ambitions.<\/p>\n

After 58 years, has the alliance met any of its objectives? To put it diplomatically, it is a work in progress.<\/p>\n

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East Timor\u2019s Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao at a reception for his country\u2019s admission to Asean at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 27, 2025. Photo: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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