Länk - ASEAN mer som EU?
"Asean appears to be weakening," said Benito Lim, a political scientist and expert on regional issues at Ateneo de Manila University. "Its relevance to Southeast Asians is no longer that strong." Many officials and analysts say that only by adhering to the principles that make the EU what it is today, like openness and respect for human rights, can Asean hope to emulate its European counterpart.
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