The increasing weaponization of trade and economic dependencies, the rise of disruptive technologies, and the ever-growing risk of armed conflict are among the destabilizing factors shaping the region’s trajectory. This conference will explore how regional powers are adapting to the various dimensions of US-China competition, what scenarios they envision for the future of the region and the globe, and how they might take matters into their own hands to shape that future.

09:30-09:45 | Opening Remarks

• Marc Hecker, Executive Director, Ifri

• Clémentine Pei-Chih Hao, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in France

09:45-12:00 | Panel discussion on Asia's future amid US-China competition 

• Ken Jimbo, Executive Managing Director, International House of Japan
• Hyun-Wook Kim, Professor, Korean National Diplomatic Academy
• Uma Purushothaman, Professor, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (in virtual)
• Hung-jen Wang, Director, Institute for National Policy Research (INPR)
• Charmaine M. Willoughby, Professor and Chair of the International Studies Department, De La Salle University

Chaired by Marc Julienne, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri