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© CJC 2015 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2015 HISTORY 9731/02 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia, 1900 - 1997 Monday, 31 August 2015 1300-1600hrs (3 hours) No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and home tutorial group on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Section A Question 1 is compulsory. Section B Answer any 3 questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES All questions in this paper carry equal marks. Start each answer on a fresh sheet of paper. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.

© CJC 2015 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Section A You must answer Question 1. THE ENLARGEMENT OF ASEAN 1. Read the sources and then answer the question which follows. Source A The inclusion of all Southeast Asian countries within one regional organisation will benefit the region … and… promote harmony by reducing intra -regional tensions. The enlargement of ASEAN also enhances its geopolitical weight in global and regional affairs, and increases its leverage in dealing with major powers. However, the most obvious disadvantage of enlargeme nt is the danger that it will become much harder for ASEAN to reach a consensus. On a more immediate basis, the inclusion of Myanmar is causing complications in ASEAN’s relations, particularly with the US and the EU. An excerpt from a publication by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2001. Source B Vietnam’s dispute with China over competing claims in the South China Sea has now become an ASEAN problem. Unity of purpose, as seen in the Cambodian conflict, cannot be replicated over the South China Sea as the ASEAN countries have staked much on the development of economic ties with China. Should conflict erupt between China and Vietnam, the Vietnamese could not anticipate support from other ASEAN members. The most troublesome problem i s Myanmar’s admission into ASEAN as it places ASEAN in the undesirable position of being an international advocate for SLORC and a defender of human rights violations. SLORC was using ASEAN to protect its own position internationally and to deflect pressure from the West, especially in the context of their recent crackdown of democratic movements. ASEAN accordingly insisted that the issue was an internal one and that the principle of non -interference in the domestic affairs of member countries applied. Aung San Suu Ky i asked ASEAN to consider economic sanctions against SLORC, a d emand that was supported by Western delegations at the ARF. ASEAN was warned that ties with the EU could be undermined by i