(Dis)integrating Asia? Competing Visions, Practical Solutions for Regional Integration

9:45       Opening Remarks 

Dominique David, Executive Vice President, Ifri
Justin Vaïsse, Director of Policy Planning (CAPS), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
H.E. Michel Ching-long Lu, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in France

Morning Session

Debate: Competing visions of regionalization in Asia
10:15-12:30

• Visions and strategies of key regional actors towards regional integration in Asia
• Geopolitics of regionalization and the shifting balance of power

Wook Chae, Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Former President (2008-2013), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Euan Graham, Senior Fellow, Maritime Security Programme, Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Richard W.X. Hu, Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong

Christopher Johnson, Senior Advisor and Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Managing Director for China, Bower Group Asia

Francis Yi-hua Kan, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University

Toshiro Iijima, Deputy Director-General, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)

GVC Naidu, Professor of International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), Associate Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

Debate led by Marc Epstein, Foreign News Editor, L'Express

Lunch break
12:30-14:00

Afternoon sessions

Panel 1. A new impetus for economic/trade integration in Asia?
14:00-15:30

• Competing for leadership in economics and trade
• Horizontal regionalization: the changing integration of production networks
• Bottom-up VS top-down regionalization: Does Asia need institutions for economic governance?

Wook Chae, Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Former President (2008-2013), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Chun-fu Chang, Economic Counselor, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

Yukiko Fukagawa, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University

Françoise Nicolas, Senior Economist and Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Chair: Hubert Testard, Counselor, French Ministry of Economy and Finance

Panel 2. Pulling together or falling apart – Responding to Asia’s growing security challenges 
15:45-17:15

• The danger of nationalism, historical animosity and territorial disputes
• The growing security cooperation in the region
• Does Asia need stronger mechanisms for security cooperation and dialogue?

Euan Graham, Senior Fellow, Maritime Security Programme, Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Richard W.X. Hu, Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong

Francis Yi-hua Kan, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University

GVC Naidu, Professor of International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Chair: Jean-Christophe Noël, Advisor for Strategic Affairs, Policy Planning Staff (CAPS), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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