A New Cold War in East Asia? Japanese and French perspectives on strategic evolutions in East Asia

9:30-9:45 Welcome Remarks by Françoise NICOLAS, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

9:45-10:45 - How do US-China relations shape the security environment in East Asia?

- Speaker: Ken JIMBO, Senior Research Fellow, Canon Institute for Global Studies; Associate Professor, Keio University
- Discussant: John SEAMAN, Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Q/A Session

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 – What role for Japan in East Asia’s complex strategic setting?

- Speaker: Yuichi HOSOYA, Professor, Keio University
- Discussant: Céline PAJON, Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Q/A session

12:00-12:15 Concluding Remarks