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Chapter 1
Introduction
ASEAN Members’ Working Relationship
In terms of mutual cooperation, binding agreement among the ten ASEAN Implications to ASEAN
ASEAN states operate through the Member States. It was registered with
principles of consultation and consensus. the Secretariat of the United Nations,
These principles have been established pursuant to Article 102, Paragraph 1 of
through various treaties, which ensure the Charter of the United Nations on 30 Evolving Geo-Strategic Matrix in South China Sea:
mutual respect for the independence, October 2009. 4
sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity,
and national identity of all nations; the ASEAN Vision 2025
right of every state to lead its national
existence free from external interference, The ASEAN Community rests on
subversion, or coercion; non-interference three pillars: Political-Security Community,
in the internal affairs of one another; the Economic Community and the
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settlement of differences or disputes by Socio-Cultural Community. Building 03
peaceful manner; renunciation of the on it, ASEAN Leaders have recently
threat or use of force; and effective envisioned the ASEAN Community
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cooperation among themselves. The Vision 2025. This is a post-2015 vision to
ASEAN Charter codifies ASEAN norms, realize a politically cohesive, economically
rules and values; sets clear targets for integrated, socially responsible, and
ASEAN; and presents accountability and a truly people-oriented, people-centered
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compliances. ASEAN Charter is a legally and rules-based ASEAN.
2 https://asean.org/asean/about-asean/
3 https://asean.org/storage/2012/05/The-ASEAN-Charter-21-th-Reprint-Amended-17-05-2017-1.pdf
4 https://treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=080000028025f1e4
5 http://asean.dla.go.th/public/article.do?lv2Index=102&lang=en&random= 1599565950884#:~:
text=The%20ASEAN%20Community%20will%20officially,regional%20cooperation%20in%20South
east%20Asia.

