Cooperative Forms of ASEAN Countries Effectively in The East Sea in Reality and Prospect

Maritime cooperation an urgent need for the most of world's ocean in the current context, through international cooperation on the sea between countries, will contribute to strengthen the building trust, promote the development of marine economic sectors and reduce the risk of conflict. In the East Sea, there're conflicting disputes over sovereignty disputes, sovereign rights and national jurisdiction left by history. The issue of maritime sovereignty disputes in the East Sea's been complex both in the field and discussions on the theme in bilateral and multilateral forums. Therefore, international cooperation in the East Sea between ASEAN countries in these contexts become an urgent need, this issue should be focused on research-intensive to contribute to policy advice. In that spirit, this article will contribute to clarify the status of international maritime cooperation among ASEAN now and make comments about prospects in the coming time.