Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?
- ACambodia
- BChinaCorrect
- CLaos
- 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.

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