Comparative Study on the Perception and Response of Singapore and Indonesia
However, situation would be different if joint efforts of the 10 countries to confront superpowers is designed and implemented. The countries will be surely observing their confidence built up step by step.
The economic clout will be increasingly strengthened if the ASEAN succeeds in fully actualizing the AEC. As a result, the influence of the ASEAN on the regional security and political issues will be also fortified.
Advent of the Era of the AEC and Its Impacts on Singapore and Indonesia
However, situation would be different if joint efforts of the 10 countries to confront superpowers is designed and implemented. The countries will be surely observing their confidence built up step by step. The economic clout will be increasingly strengthened if the ASEAN succeeds in fully actualizing the AEC.
As a result, the influence of the ASEAN on the regional security and political issues will be also fortified. Under this circumstance, hopes are higher than ever that the beginning of the AEC will serve a precious opportunity to create a new landscape for the 21st century in the world.
The establishment of the AEC and its implication for South Korea
The economic clout will be further strengthened if the ASEAN succeeds in actualizing the AEC. Consequently, the influence of the AEC on the regional security issues will be growing bigger, too.
Against this background, hopes are high that the beginning of the AEC will serve an opportunity to create a new landscape for the 21st century. A local expert in Indonesia pictures potential changes in the region that the AEC may bring in the upcoming days. "People in Vietnam will start to learn the Thai language to drive taxies in Bangkok."
