Международная научная конференция ЮВА в СПбГУ-65

Международная научная конференция, посвященная 65-й годовщине начала изучения языков ЮВА в нашей стране The Sunnylands Declaration (2016) and the US—ASEAN Relations... 323 1. The ups and downs in US-ASEAN relations before the Sunnylands Summit (1977–2015) The relationship between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)  1 depends closely on the position / importance of the Southeast Asia sub-region and its role in the overall US’s policy towards Asia — Pacific. Although the U.S. used to be the power to actively promote the establishment of this association, in the early stages of ASEAN’s establishment, the U.S. did not have the opportunity to intervene deeply in the organization. Because of the complex international relations in Southeast Asia, the strong development of regionalism in this region, especially after the U.S.’s failure in Vietnam War and the strategic calculations of America on the more importance of Europe at the time, the US was very cautious in establishing relations with ASEAN. Ten years after the establishment of ASEAN (1967–1977), the United States established official relations with this regional organization. Even so, decades later, the United States did not appreciate ASEAN’s role as the most important multilateral cooperation organization in Southeast Asia. Under the President G. H.W. Bush (1989–1993),America’sAsia strategy after the end of the ColdWar period was neglected and the decline of this power in Southeast Asia is considered to create a “power vacuums” for other great powers, especially China. Under the President Bill Clinton (1993–2000), the United States adjusted that restriction and formulated 1 ASEAN was officially established on 8/8/1967 in Bangkok (Thailand), initially consists of 5 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. Brunei is the 6th member (1984). On July 28, 1995, Vietnam joined ASEAN, then Laos, Myanmar (1997) and Cambodia (1999), made ASEAN a regional association. From this time, ASEAN step by step perfected its institutions and expanded the scope of cooperation outside the region through open and multifaceted cooperation mechanisms; constantly asserting a strong role in Southeast Asia, Asia and over the world. Currently, the 11st country in Southeast Asia is the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, established in May 2002, is an observer of ASEAN. In the 9th ASEAN Summit (Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 2003), leaders decided to build up the single ASEAN Community (AC) in 2020 (after that in 2015) with three major pillars: Political-Security Community (APSC), Economic Community (AEC) and Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).