RI_H2_HIST_P2_Questions

This document consists of 5 printed pages, including this page. Copyright Raffles Institution 2018 RAFFLES INSTITUTION PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2018 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 HISTORY (REVISED) 9752/02 Paper 2 The Making of Independent Southeast Asia (Independence to 2000) September 2018 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer both parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Either Question 2 or Question 3; and either Question 4 or Question 5. Begin every question on a separate sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with the given cover sheet.

2 Copyright Raffles Institution 2018 Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN’S ROLE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE 1 Read the sources and answer the questions which follow. Source A 1. EMPHASIZE the necessity to resolve all sovereignty and jurisdictional issues pertaining to the South China Sea by peaceful means, without resort to force; 2. URGE all parties concerned to exercise restraint with the view to creating a positive climate for the eventual resolution of all disputes; 3. RESOLVE, without prejudicing the sove reignty and jurisdiction of countries having direct interests in the area, to explore the possibility of cooperation in the South China Sea relating to the safety of maritime navigation and communication, protection against pollution of the marine environment, coordination of search and rescue operations, efforts towards combatting piracy and armed robbery as well as collaboration in the campaign against illicit trafficking in drugs; 4. COMMEND all parties concerned to apply the principles contained in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia as the basis for establishing a code of international conduct over the South China Sea; 5. INVITE all parties concerned to subscribe to this Declaration of principles. Extract of the 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea. Source B In the follow-up negotiations on the draft gu idelines for the implementation of the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties [DOC] in the South China Sea [in 2002], the work got stuck mainly because of the difference over the modality of their (ASEAN member states’) consultations. The key issue is whether the ASEAN Member States should consult among themselves first before their consult with China. ASEAN members insist on such a consensual approach towards China, while the Chinese side does not think this is in line with the understanding of the DOC…The whole issue of South China Sea is not a matter between ASEAN as an organisation and China, but among the relevant countries. ASEAN could serve as a valuable facilitator to promote mutual trust