Zhang Xuegang
Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania Studies, CICIR
Zhang Xuegang is Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).
Dec 11, 2015
With the mix of development of ASEAN’s member countries, high levels of economic integration are a distant dream, and there are even more challenges for political and security policy coordination as well as socio-cultural fusion. But creation of the ASEAN Community is a big step forward in the integration process, and offers potential for its members and trade partners beyond.