A message from former President Fidel V. Ramos of the Philippines on the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue.

• Author: Ramos, Fidel V.
• Position: Brief article

Since 2013 I have been espousing that: Within ASEAN-10, our regional institutions, covenants and treaties are our best hopes of moderating the superpower influence of both the United States and China. The ASEAN-Japan--South Korea--India--Australia-New Zealand group has already acquired greater leverage globally.

It is also imperative that all our countries in ASEAN, plus especially the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, undertake burden-sharing responsibilities to ensure Asia--Pacific peace, stability, security and sustainable development against universal 21st century threats like international terrorism, external financial crises, human--drugs--arms trafficking, pandemic diseases, as well as massive death and destruction arising out of severe climate change because of environmental...