Asia Program Conference and Webcast

Power in East Asia: What Is It? and Who Has It?

Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Reserve Officers Association

Monday, January 25, 2010

Reserve Officers Association
One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC

What types of power matter, and who has how much of it, in East Asia today and in the future? Has U.S. hard and soft power declined at least relatively and what are the consequences of the U.S.’s continued focus on other issues and the agenda of the Obama administration? What are the implications of China’s rising power and influence and its “charm offensive”? What do such developments portend for China’s cooperation and conflict with the U.S., Japan, and others? Where do Japan’s long-term economic troubles, long-debated constraints on its security role, a new government and a changing environment leave this major regional power? What are the consequences for smaller power, including Taiwan and Korea, of changes in their external environments? What do domestic developments in these lesser power in their foreign relations mean for greater powers and relations among them?

Topics and Speakers

Opening Remarks
Panel 1: China
  • Audio/Video of Panel 1: China
  • Panel 2: Japan
    Keynote Address by The Hon. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
    Panel 3: Korea, Taiwan, and the Challenges for Smaller States

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