General Studies · Arrangements

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced, yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences: 1. Tensions and sometimes conflict remain an issue in and between the 11 states in South East Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam). 2. China’s rise as a regional military power and its claims in the South China Sea have become an increasingly pressing security concern for many South East Asian states. 3. Since the 1990s, the security environment of South East Asia has seen both continuity and profound changes. 4. These concerns cause states from outside the region to take an active interest in South East Asian security.