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Timor-Leste foreign relations
![Getting Into ASEAN is ‘Harder Than Getting Into Heaven’ Getting Into ASEAN is ‘Harder Than Getting Into Heaven’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-09-052950.jpeg)
Getting Into ASEAN is ‘Harder Than Getting Into Heaven’
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Kupa Lopes, Timor-Leste's ambassador to Cambodia.
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It Is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now
By Truston Yu
If the nation is not admitted soon, it will fall further behind the 10 members of the Southeast Asian bloc.
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Is Timor-Leste Ready to Join ASEAN?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
If membership means sacrificing the country's values, perhaps it would be better to remain on the outside.
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Is China's Influence in Timor-Leste Rising?
By David Hutt
While there are indications of Beijing's growing reach, its role needs to be kept in perspective.
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