| None of the 10 members of ASEAN sent officials with a mandate to commit governments to any trade pacts. |
| A standard operating procedure for information-sharing among ASEAN members had been developed to ensure a coordinated response to cyber-threats. |
| It has also lobbied to join ASEAN, APEC, and the Shanghai Cooperation Council. |
| Traditionally, the ASEAN exercises non-interference in the internal political issues of its own members. |
| Indeed, this is the origin of the key ASEAN principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. |
| These days, representatives of China, Japan and South Korea attend all ASEAN summits and ministerial meetings. |
