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The rapid rise of China is changing the balance of power drastically in East Asia. What kind of new regional order will be born? What role should Japan take in the new environment?
Kunihiko Miyake, Research Director at the Canon Institute for Global Studies; Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University and President of the Foreign Policy Institute; and one of the most prominent experts on Japan"s foreign policy, will overview the current situation in Asia and deliver his view on what path Japan should take for the peace and stability in the region.
Chair: Françoise Nicolas, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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