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Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18Th & K Streets Southeast Asia Program Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th & K Streets Volume I | Issue No. 31 | October 5, 2010 CSIS Special Tribute to Madam Kwa Geok Choo ernest bower Inside This Issue Inside This Issue Ernest Z. Bower is the senior adviser and director of the Southeast the week that was Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the week that was Washington, D.C. • China and ASEAN begin talks on “code of conduct” for disputes October 5, 2010 • U.S. Senate passes the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty “On behalf of all associated with the Center for Strategic & International • PM Najib calls for “Global Studies (CSIS), I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Movement of the Moderates” Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and the Lee family, and indeed to all of our friends in Singapore, on the sad occasion of the death of Madam Looking Ahead Kwa Geok Choo,” said Ernie Bower, senior adviser and director of the • IMF and World Bank annual meetings Southeast Asia Program at CSIS. Madam Kwa passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the age of 89. She was the • First ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) opens wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, the current prime minister. She is also • Fifth East Asia Summit on October 30 survived by another son, Lee Hsien Yang, and a daughter, Lee Wei Ling. Madam Kwa Geok Choo (1920—2010) 1800 k street nw, washington dc 20006 | t. 202.775.3211 | f. 202.775.3199 | www.csis.org The Week That Was SOUTH CHINA SEA • China and ASEAN begin talks on “code of conduct” for disputes. On September 30—following the second U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Summit—China “China’s ambassador started talks with ASEAN to formalize a code of conduct for the disputed territories in the South China Sea. The code of conduct would in effect be to the Philippines, Liu binding implementing regulations that have proved elusive to negotiators Jianchao, said China from China and ASEAN since the signing of the Declaration on the Code of Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea in 2002. China’s ambassador is open to different to the Philippines, Liu Jianchao, said China is open to different initiatives to preserve peace and stability in the region. China and ASEAN will also initiatives to preserve meet next month in Hanoi to further discuss the South China Sea disputes, peace and stability in hoping to formalize a legally binding code. the region.” • The United States and ASEAN push for peaceful resolution of maritime disputes. In the Joint Statement of the second U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting, U.S. president Barack Obama and ASEAN called for the peaceful resolution of maritime disputes and emphasized the importance of “unimpeded commerce and freedom of navigation.” The statement reconfirms the United States’ intent to continue its security role in the region. Read the full statement here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the- press-office/2010/09/24/joint-statement-2nd-us-asean-leaders-meeting. • Singapore’s minister mentor Lee supports small states’ rights to use international conventions to resolve border disputes. In response to a former Japanese senator’s claim that countries with potential border problems should “team up” and take China to multilateral negotiations, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew cited his support for the right of small states to use international conventions to resolve border disputes, especially when they do not have the same power or capabilities as their fellow disputants. China and ASEAN are working together to develop a ‘code of conduct’ for the disputed territories in the South China Sea. • Malaysia says China not indulging in power projection. During his http://www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific- visit to New York, Malaysia’s prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak command/4366214460/ explained that he does not believe that China is attempting to “indulge” in power projection, and that China is not looking to have its military move toward dominating neighbors. Najib further explained that it was in not in China’s interest to destabilize the region and that the mechanisms in place to resolve conflicts in the South China Sea will work. Reiterating ASEAN’s ingrained desire for balance, Najib said ASEAN will seek to engage China as much as it engages the United States and maintain equilibrium between the two powers in order to create the right environment to resolve future disputes. 1800 k street nw, washington dc 20006 | t. 202.775.3211 | f. 202.775.3199 | www.csis.org Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th & K Streets October 5, 2010 | 3 • CSIS’s Schieffer Series explores the South China Sea issues. On “Achieving consensus September 28, 2010, CSIS convened a live Schieffer Series Discussion [on an ASEAN hosted by renowned news anchor Bob Schieffer. The panelists were Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific; Human Rights Ambassador Stapleton Roy, former ambassador to China, Singapore, and Declaration] will be Indonesia; David Sanger, reporter for the New York Times; and Ernie Bower, senior adviser and director of the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS. To challenging as ASEAN view video or listen to the audio of the discussion, click here: http://csis. member countries try org/event/south-china-sea-key-indicator-asian-security-cooperation-21st- century. to reach agreement on whether the ASEAN document should be • ASEAN’s human rights declaration. The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights is reportedly drafting an ASEAN Human legally binding and Rights Declaration (AHRD). This move is being promoted by Indonesia, how to establish a which considers the declaration a priority and would like to reach agreement on the declaration during its tenure as chair of ASEAN in 2011. mutually acceptable Achieving consensus will be challenging as ASEAN member countries try to reach agreement on whether the document should be legally binding definition of human and how to establish a mutually acceptable definition of human rights. rights.” • Preparations for the first ADMM+ Meeting under way. As a host of the first ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus on October 12, Vietnam’s top defense officials have toured ASEAN and its dialogue partner countries, consulting on the meeting’s organization and agenda. Vietnam’s vice minister of defense Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh just wrapped up his visit the United States last week. Other than U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates, Japanese defense minister Toshimi Kitazawa has also confirmed he will attend the meeting. Minister Kitasawa expects to meet his Chinese counterpart bilaterally in Hanoi in a bid to help diffuse tensions between the two nations. A proposal for “defense industry cooperation” is also expected to enjoy broad support through a statement of intent delivered at the meeting. This proposal seeks to “encourage countries to talk to each other about procurement cycles and harmonize the cycles and move together to develop procurement systems that all countries want.” At the UNGA, ASEAN foreign ministers discussed economic development and • ASEAN foreign ministers at the United Nations General Assembly interfaith understanding. http://www.flickr. (UNGA). Addressing the 65th session of the UNGA in New York, ASEAN com/photos/lukeredmond/1795084139/ foreign ministers touched upon economic development, democracy, and interfaith understanding. While highlighting his fear of economic 1800 k street nw, washington dc 20006 | t. 202.775.3211 | f. 202.775.3199 | www.csis.org Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th & K Streets October 5, 2010 | 4 imbalances in Asia, Singapore’s foreign minister George Yeo underlined the importance of fundamental restructuring of, and increased liquidity “ Indonesia’s foreign in, the global system and of open international trading systems. minister Marty Responding to international calls for transparent elections, Burma’s foreign minister U Nyan Win emphasized, "Whatever the challenges Natagelawa said that, facing us, we are committed to do our best for the successful holding of as the world's third- the free and fair general elections for the best interest of the country and its people." Indonesia’s foreign minister Marty Natagelawa said largest democracy, that, as the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia’s experience is Indonesia’s “proof that Islam, democracy, and modernization can go hand in hand. It is an endless journey.” Arguing that the real issue was not one between experience is Muslims and non-Muslims, but between moderates and extremists of all religions, Malaysia’s prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called for ‘proof that Islam, a “Global Movement of the Moderates” from all faiths to work together democracy, and and marginalize the extremists who have held the world hostage with their bigotry and bias. He cited examples such as recent efforts to stop modernization can the burning of the Koran and promoting the building of a multi-faith go hand in hand. It is community center near the former World Trade Center in New York. an endless journey.’ ” AUSTRALIA • U.S. Senate passes the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty. In strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance, the U.S. Senate on October 30 ratified the long-awaited U.S. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty for Australia and the United Kingdom. The treaty allows U.S. companies to sell defense articles without an export license, but requests for defense exports to these countries are typically approved. The treaty will reduce bureaucratic oversight on defense trade and motivate competition and collaboration. Certain sensitive items are not included in the treaty. The passage is seen as a major benchmark for the alliance and is well-timed ahead of the upcoming visits of U.S.
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