Australia-New Zealand & Southeast Asia relations : an agenda for closer cooperation PDF
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On 30 November 2004, the leaders of the member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and those of Australia and New Zealand, bonded together in the Closer Economic Relations, will meet in Vientiane. They are expected to issue a joint declaration committing themselves to the substantial enrichment of the ties between their two regions, which have been expanding and evolving in ways that are of great benefit to their peoples. This study by Michael Richardson and Chin Kin Wah, Research Fellows at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, analyses the state of the relationship and its promise and makes well-thought-out recommendations — eighteen in all. It makes very useful reading in anticipation of a historic Summit. Rodolfo C. Severino Visiting Senior Research Fellow ISEAS Singapore 00 Inside Front Pg 2 10/11/04, 4:28 PM ANZ-SEA titlepgs 11/9/04 4:09 PM Page 2 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional research centre for scholars and other specialists concerned with modern Southeast Asia, particularly the many-faceted problems of stability and security, economic development, and political and social change. The Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES, including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). The Institute is governed by a twenty-two-member Board of Trustees comprising nominees from the Singapore Government, the National University of Singapore, the various Chambers of Commerce, and professional and civic organizations. An Executive Committee oversees day-to-day operations; it is chaired by the Director, the Institute’s chief academic and administrative officer. 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 2 9/11/04, 4:10 PM ANZ-SEA titlepgs 11/9/04 4:09 PM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K First published in Singapore in 2004 by ISEAS Publications Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: [email protected] Website: bookshop.iseas.edu.sg All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. © 2004 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Australia-New Zealand & Southeast Asia relations : an agenda for closer cooperation. 1. Asia, Southeastern—Relations—Australia. 2. Australia—Relations—Asia, Southeastern. 3. Asia, Southeastern—Relations—New Zealand. 4. New Zealand—Relations—Asia, Southeastern. I. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. DS525.9 A81A93 2004 ISBN 981-230-289-1 Typeset by Superskill Graphics Pte Ltd Printed in Singapore by Seng Lee Press Pte Ltd 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 4 9/11/04, 4:10 PM CONTENTS Foreword by K. Kesavapany vii The Authors ix Introduction 1 Executive Summary 4 Background to an Evolving ASEAN-ANZ Relationship 14 Chin Kin Wah Shared Perceptions 25 Michael Richardson Recommendations 44 Michael Richardson Appendix 102 Participants at the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum Inaugural Meeting 2004 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 5 9/11/04, 4:10 PM FOREWORD On the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the ASEAN- Australia Economic Cooperation Programme (AAECP), it is timely that a study be made to examine the state of relations between the two groups of countries and to recommend ways to improve them. Australia and New Zealand are old friends of ASEAN, being amongst the first Dialogue Partners and Defence Partners in the security of the region. Although ASEAN and Australia/New Zealand are geographically contiguous, there has not as yet been any extensive, public study which explores the multi-faceted relations between both sides, and offers concrete proposals to help strengthen these relations. With these aims in mind, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) has commissioned this report. It is co-authored by Mr Michael Richardson, a veteran journalist with a rich experience and deep knowledge of Asia; and an academic specializing in Southeast Asia, Dr Chin Kin Wah, who is a Senior Fellow and researcher in ISEAS. The report presents an overview of the growing relations between the countries concerned and presents detailed and concrete recommendations for enhanced economic linkages and cooperation in a systematic and thematic manner. This report is timely as it will be issued around the time the leaders of Australia and New Zealand would be meeting their ASEAN counterparts at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on 30 November 2004. 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 7 9/11/04, 4:10 PM viii Foreword ISEAS hopes that such a policy oriented report will contribute to a greater understanding of the dynamics of the relations between the two sub-regions. I wish to express our appreciation to Mr Michael Richardson and Dr Chin Kin Wah for undertaking this pioneering study and to all those who contributed towards this enterprise. K KESAVAPANY Director ISEAS 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 8 9/11/04, 4:10 PM THE AUTHORS Although this report was commissioned by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), the views expressed in it are those of the respective authors: Chin Kin Wah, a Senior Fellow at ISEAS in Singapore. He is a specialist on regional affairs. Michael Richardson, a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISEAS. He is a former Asia Editor of the International Herald Tribune who has also reported on Asia for newspapers in Australia and New Zealand. 00 ANZ&SEA Relations Prelims 9 9/11/04, 4:10 PM ANZ & Southeast Asia Relations 1 INTRODUCTION Australasia, encompassing Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), is geographically separate from Southeast Asia. But over the past few decades, the same forces that have driven globalization — faster and easier travel, trade, investment, communications, tourism and other exchanges of people, goods and services — have drawn the two regions much closer together. Their governments and citizens have increasingly become real life neighbours, by talking, visiting, doing business, extending a helping hand to those in difficulty, often squabbling, sometimes bitterly, but gradually learning to live in close proximity. This has happened as Australia and New Zealand have bonded through the Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement since it was formally signed in 1983. They have reached the point where their economies have become highly integrated. Meanwhile, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), formed in 1967, has expanded its membership and broadened the scope of its cooperation to include trade and investment liberalization. From having five founding members — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — ASEAN has been enlarged to include Brunei and, more recently, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. These ten countries have launched the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). Study Framework This report is sponsored by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore. It summarizes the state of relations between ANZ and Southeast Asia, then suggests ways to strengthen them. 01 ANZ&SEA Relations 1 9/11/04, 4:19 PM
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