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Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Chey Institute Inaugural Conference

U.S.-China–Korea Trilateral Conference: Northeast Asia in Transition

#North Korea #U.S.-China Trade War #Geopolitical Risks #Denuclearization

Date & Time
2019.02.14 - 15
Speakers
JIA Qingguo, CHO Hyun, Harry HARRIS, Edwin FEULNER, Kurt CAMPBELL, SOHN Jie-ae, Stapleton ROY, ZHU Feng, YOON Young-kwan, HA Young Sun, JIA Qingguo, Daniel RUSSEL, KIM Heung-Kyu, Joseph YUN, Robert EINHORN, ZHANG Tuosheng, HAN Fangming, PARK In-Kook, KIM Sung-han, KIM Junhyung, CHOI Seokyoung, BARK Taeho, Kathleen STEPHENS, Christopher JOHNSON, ZHANG Yunling, SONG Hong, CHOI Byung-il, ZHANG Tuosheng, Bruce BENNETT, Robert GALLUCCI, Victor CHA, IM Hyug Baeg, SOHN Yul, Laura MANLEY, GONG Ke, LEE Jeong-Dong, KIM Yoon, HYEON Taeghwan

Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Plenary

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session 1

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session 2

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session 3

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session 4

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session 5

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Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session

#North Korea #U.S.-China Trade War #Geopolitical Risks

Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Opening Remarks

#North Korea #U.S.-China Trade War #Geopolitical Risks

Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session

#North Korea #U.S.-China Trade War #Geopolitical Risks

Chey Institute Inaugural Conference_Session

#Denuclearization #U.S.-China Trade War #North Korea #Geopolitical Risks

Chey Institute for Advanced Studies (CHEY) held its inaugural conference entitled “Northeast Asia in Transition” on February 14-15, 2019 to celebrate its launch. The conference was made up of five open sessions and two closed sessions. A total of 35 participants – thirteen from the US, seven from China, and fifteen from South Korea – joined the in-depth discussion on security, economics, scientific, and technological dimensions of the Northeast Asian region.

Session and Lectures

  • The plenary session attended by a panel of Sohn Jie-ae (Professor, Ewha Womans University), Cho Hyun (First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs), Harry Harris (US Ambassador to the ROK), Edwin Feulner (Founder, Heritage Foundation), Kurt Campbell (Chairman, The Asia Group), and Jia Qingguo (Professor, Peking University) focused on the US-China competition, North Korean nuclear issue, and the future of the US-ROK alliance.

    • JIA Qingguo

      School of International Studies, Peking University

    • CHO Hyun

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROK

    • Harry HARRIS

      US Embassy to the Republic of Korea

    • Edwin FEULNER

      The Heritage Foundation

    • Kurt CAMPBELL

      The Asia Group

    • SOHN Jie-ae

      Ewha Womans University

  • The Session One entitled “A New Cold War at the Crossroads” focused on three main issues: future of the US-China relations; escalating tension in the Asian region due to the US-China competition, especially surrounding the hotspots – Korean Peninsula, East China Sea, and South China Sea; and new operating system for the Asia-Pacific region to avoid a Cold War between the US and China.

    • Stapleton ROY

      (Former) US Department of State

    • ZHU Feng

      China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University

    • YOON Young-kwan

      Seoul National University

    • HA Young Sun

      East Asia Institute

    • JIA Qingguo

      School of International Studies, Peking University

    • Daniel RUSSEL

      Assistant Secretaries of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2013-2017)

    • KIM Heung-Kyu

      Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, Ajou University

  • The Session Two entitled “Finding a Solution or Freezing the Status Quo?” zeroed in on the Korean Peninsula and looked at the pertinent issues: expectations from the Hanoi Summit; future of the US-ROK alliance, nuclear non-proliferation, and the effectiveness of economic sanctions.

    • Joseph YUN

      (Former) US Department of State

    • Robert EINHORN

      Brookings Institution

    • ZHANG Tuosheng

      Center for Foreign Policy Studies, China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies

    • HAN Fangming

      Charhar Institute

    • PARK In-Kook

      Chey Institute for Advanced Studies

    • KIM Sung-han

      GSIS, Korea University

    • KIM Junhyung

      Handong University

  • The Session Three entitled “From Trade War to Technology Hegemony?” explored the effects and implications of the US-China trade war and economic competition on the world trade regime. The session also looked at the World Trade Organization (WTO) reforms.

    • CHOI Seokyoung

      Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva

    • BARK Taeho

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ROK

    • Kathleen STEPHENS

      Korea Economic Institute of America

    • Christopher JOHNSON

      CSIS (Center For Strategic and International Studies)

    • ZHANG Yunling

      Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, CASS

    • SONG Hong

      Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

    • CHOI Byung-il

      Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies

  • During the Session Four entitled “Towards a New Strategy in the Transition of Northeast Asia,” participants discussed three issues closely affecting the future of Northeast Asia: transition of power in the region; transition from globalization to anti-globalization; and rise of identity politics in Northeast Asia.

    • ZHANG Tuosheng

      Center for Foreign Policy Studies, China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies

    • Bruce BENNETT

      RAND Corporation

    • Robert GALLUCCI

      Georgetown University

    • Victor CHA

      CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

    • IM Hyug Baeg

      Korea University

    • SOHN Yul

      East Asia Institute

  • Participants in the Session Five “Scientific Innovation and its Impact” focused on the impacts of scientific innovation and technological advancement on the society in general.

    • Laura MANLEY

      Harvard Belfer Center

    • GONG Ke

      Chinese Institute of New Generation Artificial Intelligence

    • LEE Jeong-Dong

      Seoul National University

    • KIM Yoon

      Twelve Labs

    • HYEON Taeghwan

      Seoul National University

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