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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.
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