Why should Southeast Asian countries unite?

In my opinion, no it does not have to be single nation. As long as it can cooperate in a constructive manner, this region will prosper nonetheless. Let's look at some infographic. You have 639 millions people live in the same boundary. read more

United South East Asia is the most conceivable idea, even though it does have a huge problem, because of the level of playing field, no country within it is to far developed than the other and i mean none, if someone says Singapore, they are deluded, Singapore only salvation come from a thousand kilometer away, with a united SEA, Singapore would just be another country at the middle of this united front. read more

Despite consensus in Washington that China’s increasing toughness — for example, rebuilding islands in the South China Sea and coercing smaller neighbors — is pushing the region toward the United States, Southeast Asian countries understand China has “proximity, power, and history,” as Satu Limaye, director of the East-West Center in Washington, put it. read more