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Annual Conference of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies
Regional stability in East Asia is under increasingly heavy strain. As tensions rise between the United States and China, veering towards a more hardened strategic competition that extends well beyond the current trade war, the prospects of US-China confrontation loom large. The region’s hot spots – from the South China Sea to the Korean Peninsula to the Taiwan Strait – remain potent reminders of instability. Meanwhile, a competition for regional leadership continues to develop through concepts such as China’s ‘Belt and Road’ and the ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’. Regional competition is particularly visible in Southeast Asia, with clear impacts on both local and regional politics. The conference’s speakers will discuss these issues and more.
10:00 - Opening Remarks
Thomas Gomart, Director, Ifri
François Chih-Chung Wu, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in France
10:30-12:30 - Major trends and challenges shaping the East Asian regional order
Interactive debate moderated by Françoise Nicolas, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
- Yoichi Kato, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative
- Joonhyung Kim, Professor, Handong Global University
- Cheng Chwee Kuik, Associate Professor, National University of Malaysia
- Jennifer Lind, Associate Professor, Dartmouth College
- Yuan-Ming Alvin Yao, Executive Secretary, The Prospect Foundation
- Feng Zhu, Professor of International Relations, Nanjing Univeristy
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30 - Southeast Asia: The emerging "great game"
Moderated by Françoise Nicolas, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
- Cheng Chwee Kuik, Associate Professor, National University of Malaysia
- Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, Senior Associate Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
- Mumin Chen, Professor, Graduate Institute of International Politics, and Vice President for International Affairs, National Chung Hsing University
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