Relations Between Australia And ASEAN Countries (1967-2007)

The thesis is divided into three parts, namely, introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction has such four issues as definition of geography and time in the thesis, comment on academic research of relations between Australia and ASEAN countries, meanings of the topic selection and research methods and discourse patterns of the thesis. The Epilogue part makes the prospects for relations between Australia and ASEAN countries in the recent years. In addition, the body part composed of five chapters.The text is divided into four chapters:the first chapter, and trace the origin and development of Australia and Southeast Asia before the establishment of the ASEAN. The process of review in this chapter in accordance with the historical development of the relationship between the profile of Australia and Southeast Asia before the Second World War; described in the pre-Cold Foreign Affairs of Australia and Southeast Asia security relations, such as the early postwar period, Australia's support for the independent movement of the Southeast Asia nation; Australian planning for collective defense in Southeast Asia and volume into the Vietnam War; the bilateral economic relations overview, under the financial assistance of Australia, Southeast Asia, such as the expansion of economic and trade relations in Australia and Southeast Asian countries, as well as the Colombo Plan.The historical process of the papers based on the object of Australia and the ASEAN Development sector is divided into two stages before and after the end of the Cold War. The second chapter describes the Australia-ASEAN relations, the first phase (1967-1991). Complex and volatile international and regional situation, with the Australian domestic political stability, the Whitlam government with ASEAN dialogue partnership of the big countries outside the region. Relations between the two sides started to enter the formal stage of interaction. This stage, ASEAN's own integration is not high, the five ASEAN countries in the internal strengthening regional economic cooperation between Australia and ASEAN member countries economic cooperation started. The bilateral economic and trade relations and economic assistance to both the development side there are some outstanding issues, such as economic structure and trade imbalances. The relationship between Australia and ASEAN is reflected in the relationship between Australia and ASEAN member countries. Bilateral defense and security cooperation is a very important aspect. Among the ASEAN member countries, Indonesia and Australia has a special strategic significance. The present section is divided into three levels to explore the relationship between Australia and Indonesia, respectively, from the point of view of defense and security relationship between Australia and ASEAN, Commonwealth countries, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia and Thailand, the Philippines. During the peace process in Cambodia, Australia and ASEAN in addressing regional affairs has played an important role in ASEAN's political status in the international community, the two sides have strengthened contacts and exchanges in this process.The third chapter deals with the Australia-ASEAN relations, the second phase (1991-2007). At the end of the Cold War, ASEAN countries have launched a "Greater ASEAN framework and the" ASEAN Community ", aimed at deepening economic cooperation from the economic field, and Australia continue to implement the strategy coincides with the" full integration into Asia ". Australia and ASEAN, APEC and other cooperation platform to enhance each other's economic and trade exchanges, the Southeast Asian financial crisis of1997brought a greater impact to the bilateral relations. Nevertheless, this stage of bilateral trade has made significant progress, but the unbalanced pattern is not fundamentally changed, there are some problems in trade and investment, Australian investment in ASEAN in the ASEAN foreign investment proportion in the lower, and Australia and ASEAN members of the trade and economic dependence is the severity of the other. Security and defense policy, the two sides focus on the role of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), but the Keating Labor government in Australia and the Howard Liberal Party-National Party coalition government of the ASEAN regional policy wavering, terrorism, security cooperation between Australia and ASEAN, and discord bring had a great impact. This section also discusses the security and defense relations this stage, Australia and ASEAN member countries to be concerned about new member states. Australia and ASEAN countries, both in foreign and security policy consensus, there are also differences.Chapter IV Analysis of impact of external factors in the Australia-ASEAN relations, focusing on the U.S. factor, the factor of Japan and the China factor. In the narrative process, the focus of the external factors are different. The U.S. factor in influencing a greater impact on the level of the bilateral defense and security cooperation in Australia and ASEAN, and Japan in economic, trade and foreign aid. The China factor in Australia and ASEAN relations are very important to accelerate the cooperation between China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and Australia to start FTA negotiations, Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN Free Trade Area of cooperation has entered a substantive stage.The last part is the evaluation and reflections on the relationship between Australia and ASEAN countries. First, the strategic mutual trust is the foundation of bilateral political and security relations. The relationship between Australia and ASEAN first is security issues, security in their respective national interests priority. Australia on the issue of national security with ASEAN strategic mutual trust, to avoid tough "preemptive strike" remarks can be conducive to regional peace and stability, signed non-aggression pact in Southeast Asia has a positive meaning. Secondly, regional economic cooperation is the trend of development of bilateral relations. Furthermore, the ASEAN countries, immigrants are maintaining the ties of bilateral relations. Australia is a country of immigrants, sparsely populated geographically and Southeast Asia and neighboring immigrants from Southeast Asian countries in the Australian historical process and social development of bilateral relations has played the role of the bond.