The Eighth APAP Forum was held on March 21–23, 2003, in Kunming, China, with the cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The forum focused on the theme of “The Rise of China and the Changing East Asian Order,” which was being addressed in a corresponding APAP study evaluating the opportunities and challenges that the emergence of China as a regional power presents for the task of regional community building. Drafts of the papers from the study were presented in the forum sessions.
The first session featured a discussion on political and economic developments in China. In the second and third sessions, the perspectives of neighboring Asian countries as well as ASEAN countries and Australia on the rise of China were presented. Also, a special session was held to discuss the cultural implications of the rise of China on the region. The fourth session dealt with the topic of “China and the Asia Pacific Community.” The final session provided the opportunity for participants to discuss the future research and dialogue agenda for Asia Pacific.
March 21
Workshop
Participants: Chia Siow Yue, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; Regional Coordinator, East Asian Development Network (EADN)
Ryosei Kokubun, Director, Center for Area Studies, Keio University
Charles Morrison, President, East-West Institute
Jusuf Wanandi, Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Trustees, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Wang Gungwu, Director, East Asian Institute, Singapore
Wang Jisi, Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange
March 22
Opening Remarks
Session I: Political and Economic Developments in China
Moderators: Wang Jisi
Tadashi Yamamoto
Presentations:
Economic Developments: Men Honghua, Assistant Professor, Institute of International Strategy Studies, Central Party School
Political Developments: Yang Guangbin, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University
External Economic Relations: Wang Rongjun, Research Associate, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
International Relations: Ni Feng, Associate Professor, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Session II: Perspectives of East Asian Neighbors
Moderator: Han Sung-Joo, President, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University
Presentations:
Japan’s Political Perspectives: Akio Takahara, Professor, Department of Politics, Rikkyo University
Japan’s Economic Perspectives: Hideo Ohashi, Professor, Department of Economics, Senshu University
Korea’s Political Perspectives: Geun Lee, Assistant Professor, School of International and Area Studies, Seoul National University
Korea’s Economic Perspectives: Sung-Hee Jwa, President, Korea Economic Research Institute
Special Session: Cultural Implications of the Rise of China on the Region
Moderator: Jusuf Wanandi
Presenter: Wang Gungwu
March 23
Session III: Perspectives of Neighboring Countries (ASEAN Countries, Australia, New Zealand)
Moderator: Stuart Harris, Professor, Department of International Relations, Australian National University
Presentations:
ASEAN’s Political Perspectives: Noel Morada, Executive Director, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Philippines
ASEAN’s Economic Perspectives: Mari Pangestu, Former Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia
Australia/New Zealand Perspective Greg Austin, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels; Visiting Fellow, Contemporary China Centre, The Australian National University
Session IV: China and the Asia Pacific Community
Moderators: Charles Morrison
Tadashi Yamamoto
Presentations:
China’s Regional Strategy Toward Asia Pacific: Wang Jisi
The Possibility of Japan-China Cooperation on Regional Community Building: Ryosei Kokubun
Regional Security Arrangements with the Greater Role for China: Jusuf Wanandi
The Regional Economic Order with the Greater Role of China Chia Siow Yue
Concluding Session: New Research/Dialogue Agenda for the Region
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Greg Austin |
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels; Visiting Fellow, Contemporary China Centre, The Australian National University |
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Chanto Doung Sisowath |
Deputy Executive Director, Cambodian institute of Cooperation and Peace |
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Chia Siow Yue |
Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; Regional Coordinator, East Asian Development Network (EADN) |
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Keiko Chino |
Editorial Writer, The Sankei Shimbun |
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Paul Evans |
Professor and Director, Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada |
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Gu Guoliang |
Deputy Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science |
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Han Sung-Joo |
President, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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Stuart Harris |
Professor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Department of International Relations, Australian National University |
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Carolina Hernandez |
President, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Philippines |
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Hu Guocheng |
Assistant Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science |
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Mohamed Jawhar bin Hassan |
Director General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia |
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Sung-Hee Jwa |
President, Korea Economic Research Institute |
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Kazuko Kojima |
Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
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Ryosei Kokubun |
Director, Center for Area Studies, Keio University |
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Geun Lee |
Assistant Professor, School of International and Area Studies, Seoul National University |
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Vincent Lim |
Consultant, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia |
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Lin Di |
Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow, China Reform Forum |
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Men Honghua |
Assistant Professor, Institute of International Strategy Studies, Central Party School, China |
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Makio Miyagawa |
Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
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Noel Morada |
Executive Director, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Philippines |
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Charles Morrison |
President, East-West Center, U.S. |
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Ni Feng |
Associate Professor, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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Nguyen Phuong Binh |
Deputy Director General, Institute for International Relations, Vietnam |
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Makito Noda |
Chief Program Officer, Japan Center for International Exchange |
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Hideo Ohashi |
Professor, Department of Economics, Senshu University |
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Mari Pangestu |
Former Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia |
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Sengchanh Soukhasem |
Director General, Laos Institute of Foreign Affairs |
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Akio Takahara |
Professor, Department of Politics, Rikkyo University |
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Isami Takeda |
Professor of International Relations, Dokkyo University, Japan |
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Jusuf Wanandi |
Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Trustees, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia |
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Wang Gungwu |
Director, East Asian Institute, Singapore |
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Wang Jisi |
Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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Wang Rongjun |
Research Associate, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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Wang Yanzhong |
Deputy Director, Bureau of Scientific Research Management, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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Wang Xuejun |
Deputy Director, China Reform Forum |
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Koji Watanabe |
Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange; Executive Advisor, Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) |
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Wu Baiyi |
China Foundation for International Strategic Studies |
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Tadashi Yamamoto |
President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
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Yang Guangbin |
Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University |
