Kristna Hilda I.

R
XI-7/18

Editorial

Today ASEAN celebrates its 51st anniversary amid various changes both in the region and
the world that may affect the grouping’s dream of achieving a peaceful and prosperous
community.

Internally, ASEAN member states are still struggling to finish all the work required to reach
One Community based on One Vision and One Identity. Compared to the European Union,
widely considered to be the holy grail of regional integrity, ASEAN is much more diverse, not
only in its cultures but especially the political systems. ASEAN is a melting pot of democracy:
democracies in transition, constitutional and absolute monarchies, communist and military
regimes.

Cambodia and Malaysia have presented two contrasting examples of a shift in democratic
process, while all eyes are now on Thailand over whether the military junta will fulfil its
promise to hold a long overdue democratic election. Myanmar still has to do its
housekeeping with the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state, where Muslim minority
Rohingya were forced to flee their homes.

Meanwhile, a more assertive China, flexing its muscles to become a superpower militarily
and economically, combined with a hesitant United States on how to engage the region,
have pulled ASEAN thinly stretched on how to deal with the two hegemons. As the
Indonesian proverb goes, when two elephants are fighting, the deer is crushed in the
middle. Being the deer, ASEAN has to carefully walk between those two giants, or in
founding vice president Muhammad Hatta’s words, row between two reefs.

It is not all bleak though, as ASEAN and China launched on Thursday the single draft of the
Code of Conduct on the disputed South China Sea during the 51st ASEAN Ministerial
Meeting (AMM) in Singapore. The single draft will be the basis of future COC negotiations
and is considered a breakthrough as previously there were 11 competing drafts of the COC.
An agreement can now more conveniently be reached, although all parties refused to set a
clear deadline.

China claims most of the South China Sea using the vague Nine-Dash Line, which is not
internationally recognized. While Indonesia is a non-claimant and has no territorial water
disputes with China, there is indeed an overlapped claim on Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic
Zone with China’s traditional fishing ground, which has led to a number of skirmishes.

Indonesia has played the role of an honest broker in the South China Sea dispute to solve it
altogether for the good of all parties concerned.

Another work in the making is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP),
which aims to create a free trade agreement involving ASEAN and its six major partners,
China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia and India.

With so much work to be done, ASEAN could not be blamed for a slightly relaxed day on its
birthday, contemplating the past and charting the future to achieve the peaceful and
prosperous One Community. Happy birthday ASEAN.
Terjemahan
Hari ini ASEAN merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke-51 di tengah berbagai perubahan baik di
kawasan dan dunia yang dapat mempengaruhi impian pengelompokan untuk mencapai
komunitas yang damai dan sejahtera.
Secara internal, negara-negara anggota ASEAN masih berjuang untuk menyelesaikan semua
pekerjaan yang diperlukan untuk mencapai Satu Komunitas berdasarkan Satu Visi dan Satu
Identitas. Dibandingkan dengan Uni Eropa, yang secara luas dianggap sebagai cawan suci
integritas regional, ASEAN jauh lebih beragam, tidak hanya dalam kebudayaannya tetapi
terutama sistem politiknya. ASEAN adalah wadah demokrasi yang meleleh: demokrasi
dalam transisi, monarki konstitusional dan absolut, rezim komunis dan militer.
Kamboja dan Malaysia telah menyajikan dua contoh yang kontras dari pergeseran dalam
proses demokrasi, sementara semua mata sekarang tertuju pada Thailand mengenai apakah
junta militer akan memenuhi janjinya untuk mengadakan pemilihan demokratis yang lama
tertunda. Myanmar masih harus melakukan pembersihan dengan krisis kemanusiaan di
negara bagian Rakhine, di mana minoritas Muslim Rohingya dipaksa meninggalkan rumah
mereka.
Sementara itu, China yang lebih tegas, yang melenturkan otot-ototnya untuk menjadi
negara adikuasa secara militer dan ekonomi, dikombinasikan dengan Amerika Serikat yang
ragu-ragu tentang bagaimana untuk melibatkan kawasan ini, telah menarik ASEAN dengan
tipis merentang bagaimana menangani dua hegemon. Seperti pepatah Indonesia, ketika dua
gajah sedang bertarung, rusa itu dihancurkan di tengah. Sebagai rusa, ASEAN harus berjalan
dengan hati-hati di antara kedua raksasa itu, atau dalam kata-kata wakil presiden
Muhammad Hatta, baris di antara dua karang.
Namun tidak semuanya suram, karena ASEAN dan China meluncurkan pada hari Kamis draft
tunggal dari Kode Etik di Laut Cina Selatan yang disengketakan selama Pertemuan Tingkat
Menteri ASEAN ke-51 (AMM) di Singapura. Draf tunggal akan menjadi dasar negosiasi COC
di masa depan dan dianggap sebagai terobosan karena sebelumnya ada 11 draft COC yang
bersaing. Kesepakatan sekarang bisa lebih mudah dicapai, meskipun semua pihak menolak
menetapkan tenggat waktu yang jelas.
Cina mengklaim sebagian besar Laut Cina Selatan menggunakan Garis Sembilan-Dash yang
samar-samar, yang tidak diakui secara internasional. Meskipun Indonesia bukan penuntut
dan tidak memiliki sengketa perairan dengan Cina, memang ada klaim yang tumpang tindih
di Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif Indonesia dengan daerah penangkapan ikan tradisional China,
yang telah menyebabkan sejumlah pertempuran kecil.
Indonesia telah memainkan peran sebagai komisi yang jujur dalam perselisihan Laut Cina
Selatan untuk menyelesaikannya secara keseluruhan demi kebaikan semua pihak yang
terkait.
Pekerjaan lain dalam pembuatan adalah Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP), yang bertujuan untuk menciptakan perjanjian perdagangan bebas yang melibatkan
ASEAN dan enam mitra utamanya, Cina, Jepang, Korea Selatan, Selandia Baru, Australia dan
India.
Dengan begitu banyak pekerjaan yang harus dilakukan, ASEAN tidak dapat disalahkan untuk
hari yang sedikit santai pada hari ulang tahunnya, merenungkan masa lalu dan memetakan
masa depan untuk mencapai Satu Komunitas yang damai dan makmur. Selamat ulang tahun
ASEAN.

Problem : ASEAN member states are still struggling to finish all the work on the 51st
birthday.

Causes : Amid various changes both in the region and the world that may affect the
grouping’s dream of achieving a peaceful and prosperous community.
Impact : Contemplating the past and charting the future to achieve the peaceful and
prosperous one community.

What do you think as student : Indonesia has worked hard to become a good ASEAN
member.

According your mind what should the government to do : the government should
never be tired of advancing Indonesia and solve the problems that occur with other ASEAN
members.

5 hot questions
1. What is the purpose of RCEP?
a. Create a free agreement involving ASEAN and its six major
partners.
b. The world that may affect the grouping’s dream of achieving a peaceful and
prosperous community.
c. democracies in transition, constitutional and absolute monarchies,
communist and military regimes.
 2. Mention 6 major ASEAN partners!
a. China, Japan, USA, Papua New ginea, Australia, North Korea
b. China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India
c. North Korea, South Korea, China, Austria, India, Japan
3. In the article, which countries are still struggling to finish all the work?
a. Thailand, Kamboja, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
b. China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India
c. Kamboja, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, China, Indonesia
4. What is stands for RCEP?
a. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
b. Regional Community Economic Partnership
c. Regional Commision Editorial Partnership
5. How old is ASEAN in 2018?
a. 50
b. 52
c. 51

Task 2
1. Title : 51th ASEAN
2. Structure :

Thesis.
On every August 8 Asean celebrate its birthday, and this year 2018 Asean celebrate
its 51 birthday. Association of South East Nations(ASEAN) was established in Bangkok,
Thailand on August 8 1967 by 5 countries there are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines,
Singapore, and Thailand through the Bangkok Declaration. Asean is a geo-political and
economic organization of countries in the Southeast Asia Region. This organization aims to
increase economic growth, social progress and cultural development of its member
countries, and promote peace at the regional level. ASEAN recieved a new member on
January 7 1984 namely Brunei Darussalam, followes by Vietnam as the seventh new
member of ASEAN on July 28 1995 and Cambodia became the 10th member in 1999. Untill
now ASEAN members are all countries in Southeast Asia except Timor Leste and Papua New
Guinea. I think ASEAN has experiencing tremendous progress in maintaining the stability of
unimaginable peace and prosperity.

Arguments.
Internally, ASEAN member countries are still struggling to complete all the work
needed to achieve One Community based on One Vision and One Identity. ASEAN countries
still have to face various problems in their own country, such as political, economic, security,
social, cultural, and etc. In my opinion, this is a challenge for every ASEAN country to set a
strategy on how to maintain stability in the country so that international trust can be
trusted, especially ASEAN countries with the principles of openness, inclusiveness,
transparency, respect for international law, and respect for ASEAN's centrality. This is not
like turning the palm of the hand, surely there will be various obstacles to the pros and cons
in the implementation.

The uncertainty and magnitude of the challenges facing the world has the potential
to pose a threat to peace, stability and prosperity in the region in relation to the attraction
of the constellation of world powers. In my opinion, ASEAN which is in the middle (neutral)
must be able to become the axis, play its role, and turn the potential of the threat into an
increase in cooperation.

Reiteration.
As we know that the world is developing very rapidly, we need a variety of
innovative insights that are intended to provide a long-term cooperation boost for ASEAN by
promoting cooperation rather than competition, advancing development, and realizing
prosperity for all.

3. Language features :
a. participants
I, we
b. general noun
member, palm, hand, country
c. abstract
openness, inclusiveness, transparency, pros and cons
d. jargon
member = human
e. modal auxilary
-In my opinion, this is a challenge for every ASEAN country to set a strategy on how
to maintain stability in the country so that international trust can be trusted,
especially ASEAN countries with the principles of openness, inclusiveness,
transparency, respect for international law, and respect for ASEAN's centrality.
f. passive voice
Association of South East Nations(ASEAN) was established in Bangkok, Thailand on
August 8 1967 by 5 countries there are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore,
and Thailand through the Bangkok Declaration.
g. evaluative language
established
h. questions
1. ASEAN was made on?
a. August 8
b. July 8
c. August 18
2. Mention 5 countries who made ASEAN!
a. Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China
b. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, and Thailand
c. Indonesia, south Korea, Philipines, Singapore, and Thailand
3. What is ASEAN?
a. ASEAN is an organization that contains every country in the Southeast Asia
region
b. An organization which aims to create a free trade agreement
c. Asean is a geo-political and economic organization of countries in the
Southeast Asia Region
4. ASEAN members are all countries in Southeast, except ........
a. Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea
b. South Korea and North Korea
c. Timor leste and North Korea
5. What are the purposes of ASEAN?
a. Increase economic growth, social progress and cultural development of its
member countries, and promote peace at the regional level.
b. Solve a problem with other countries
c. Add friendship