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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
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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
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12:00-12:15 Concluding Remarks
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