The 10th Japan-Korea Dialogue

  • Date:
    2021.11.20(Sat.)
  • Time:
    14:00-17:40
  • Venue:
    Online (Zoom)
  • Hosts:

    Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo
    Program on US-China Relations (PUCR), Seoul National University

Agenda

14:00-14:05 – Welcoming Remarks and Opening Remarks
Kiichi FUJIWARA (University of Tokyo)
Jae Ho CHUNG (Seoul National University)

14:05-15:35 Session (I)
“The US-China Strategic Competition and the Indo-Pacific”
Moderator: Jae Ho CHUNG (Seoul National University)
Presenters1: Tomohiko SATAKE (National Institute of Defense Studies)
Presenters2: Hun Joon KIM (Korea University)

15:35-15:50 – Recess

15:50-17:20 Session (II)
“ROK-China Relations, Japan-China Relations, and the Indo-Pacific”
Moderator: Akio TAKAHARA (University of Tokyo)
Presenters1: Hankwon KIM (Korea National Diplomatic Academy)
Presenters2: Chisako T. MASUO (Kyushu University)

14:00-14:05 -Concluding Remarks
Jae Ho CHUNG (Seoul National University)
Akio TAKAHARA (University of Tokyo)

This year’s “Japan-Korea Dialogue” was held online in the afternoon of November 20, 2021 and hosted by Security Study Unit, Institute of Future Initiative, The University of Tokyo. Security experts from the two countries gathered to share their analyses and to exchange their views on East Asian Security. At the opening session, Professor Kiichi FUJIWARA and Dr. Jae Ho CHUNG exchanged welcoming remarks on behalf of each of the two country panels. They welcomed that such a meaningful annual dialogue has been established and expected the participants to promote productive discussions. The following two panel discussions were conducted under the broad theme of the strategic situation in Japan, South Korea, and the Indo-Pacific region in the context of the U.S.-China strategic competition.