UPSC Prelims 2005·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?

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  1. ACambodia
  2. BChinaCorrect
  3. CLaos
  4. DPhilippines

Explanation

The correct answer is B because China is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries located in Southeast Asia. These members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. While China maintains a significant economic and diplomatic partnership with the group through the ASEAN Plus Three and other forums, it is geographically and politically not a member of the core ten-nation bloc. Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines are all official member states.
polity-and-governance: Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?

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