Occasional Paper: 5/2024
An occasional Paper is a single topic research summary of the knowledge surrounding an issue or a problem. It summarises the issue giving clear, concise, and complete information describing all facets of a particular issue including a detailed illustration in the form of images, data, and facts. It also includes recommendations for action and predictions on the future course of an issue.
Abstract
The situation in Indo-China Sea/South China Sea and the East Sea are becoming more and more dangerous with each passing day, amidst the general gloom all over the world due to wars in Ukraine and West Asia. The ASEAN is a comprehensive bloc in this region though lately, it has not been able to exercise significant control over events here. Nevertheless, both Japan and China have been trying to develop close political and military relationships with the ASEAN Member States. This paper attempts to discuss the military relationships that Japan and China have been trying to establish with the ASEAN organization.
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