The 10th APAP Forum was held on February 25–26, 2005, in Tokyo. Nearly 50 participants from throughout the Asia Pacific region gathered to discuss the theme of “Engaging the United States in an Emerging East Asia Community.”
The first session, “Visions of East Asia Community,” offered participants an opportunity to discuss the recent dramatic increase in regional interaction and its impact on political thinking, the frustration felt by those in the region with existing regional and supraregional structures, and the potential that greater cooperation holds for the promotion of peace and stability, as well as in tackling various shared challenges. The wisdom of engaging with the United States early in this process was debated, with most agreeing that the United States continues to be needed as a key player in Asia, and particularly in Northeast Asia, for the foreseeable future.
The second session focused on “U.S. Interests and Goals in East Asia,” and featured presentation by several noted American policy experts. In general, the sense among the Americans was that the East Asia community was already a reality and that exaggerated notions of the political implications such a community would have for the United States were counterproductive. The final session examined the theme of “Changes and Adjustments Required for Realization of East Asian Regionalism.” The participants reviewed the nature of East Asia community building, the need to delineate a clear vision of what that entails, and what the potential benefits might be. In particular, participants focused on how best to engage the United States in this process, how to improve understanding among Americans of what is currently happening in East Asia, and how future developments should be reconciled with current American alliance relationships.
A number of prominent guest speakers addressed the forum, including José Ramos-Horta, foreign minister of Timor-Leste; Representative Iwao Matsuda, Chief Secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on Foreign Affairs; and Hitoshi Tanaka, Japan’s deputy foreign minister.
February 25
Session I: “Visions of East Asia Community”
Moderator: Jusuf Wanandi, Founding Member, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia
Panelists: Choi Young-jin, Ambassador (PR) designate to the UN; Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea
Jesus P. Estanislao, Chairman, Institute of Corporate Directors; Philippines
Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia
Akihiko Tanaka, Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, JapanDinner
Presentation: Hitoshi Tanaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
Special Guest: José Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste
February 26
Session II: “U.S. Interests and Goals in East Asia”
Moderator: Charles E. Morrison, President, The East-West Center, U.S.A.
Panelists: J. Stapleton Roy, Chairman, The United States Asia Pacific Council, U.S.A.
Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, East Asian Institute, Columbia University, U.S.A.
Ed Lincoln, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.A.
Lunch
Remarks: Iwao Matsuda, Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Foreign Affairs, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); Member of the House of Councilors, Japan
Session III: “Changes and Adjustments Required for Realization of East Asian Regionalism”
Moderator: Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange
Panelists: Han Sung-joo, Former Ambassador to the United States, Korea
Zhang Yunling, Director, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Yoichi Funabashi, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, Asahi Shimbun, Japan
Peter Drysdale, Emeritus Professor, Asia Pacific School of Economics & Management, Australian National University
Dinner Meeting
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Mark Borthwick |
Director, The United States Asia Pacific Council, U.S.A. |
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Suchit Bunbongkarn |
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University; Senior Fellow, Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS), Thailand |
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Chin Kin Wah |
Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore |
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Choi Young-jin |
Ambassador (PR) designate to the UN; Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea |
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Gerald L. Curtis |
Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, U.S.A. |
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Peter Drysdale |
Emeritus Professor of Economics and Visiting Fellow, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Australia |
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Jesus P. Estanislao |
Chairman, Institute of Corporate Directors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Solidarity in Asia, Philippines |
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Akiko Fukushima |
Director of Policy Studies and Senior Fellow, National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Japan |
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Yoichi Funabashi |
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, Asahi Shimbun, Japan |
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Han Sung-joo |
Former Ambassador to the United States, Korea |
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Carolina G. Hernandez |
Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines; Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc., Philippines |
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Ryokichi Hirono |
Professor Emeritus, Seikei University, Japan |
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Ken’ichi Ito |
President & CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc., Japan |
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Ken Jimbo |
Senior Visiting Fellow, Keio Research Institute at SFC; Lecturer, Department of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan |
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Noritake Kai |
Councilor, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Japan |
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Hiroshi Kawamura |
Director, Policy Planning Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
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Masato Kimura |
Director of Research, Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Foundation; Professor, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan |
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Takashi Kiuchi |
Statutory Auditor, Shinsei Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Japan |
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Akira Kojima |
Chairman, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER); Senior Advisor, Nikkei Editorial Committee, Japan |
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Jun’etsu Komatsu |
Managing Director, Japanese and Intellectual Exchange Department, The Japan Foundation, Japan |
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Stephen Leong |
Assistant Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia |
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Edward J. Lincoln |
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.A. |
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Iwao Matsuda |
Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Foreign Affairs, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); Member of the House of Councillors, Japan |
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Charles E. Morrison |
President, East-West Center, U.S.A. |
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Masashi Nishihara |
President, National Defense Academy, Japan |
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Francis N. Pangilinan |
Majority Leader, Senate of the Republic of the Philippines |
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Pham Sanh Chau |
Deputy Director General, Institute for International Relations (IIR), Vietnam |
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J. Stapleton Roy |
Chairman, The United States Asia Pacific Council, U.S.A. |
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Yukio Satoh |
President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs; Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Japan |
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Michael Schiffer |
International Affairs Fellow in Japan (Hitachi Fellow), Council on Foreign Relations; Visiting Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies, U.S.A. |
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Masahide Shibusawa |
President, Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Foundation, Japan |
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Chanto Doung Sisowath |
Assistant Dean and Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations, Pannasastra University of Cambodia |
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Hadi Soesastro |
Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Masayuki Tadokoro |
Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University, Japan |
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Akio Takahara |
Professor, Rikkyo University, Japan |
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Akihiko Tanaka |
Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Japan |
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Hitoshi Tanaka |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan |
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Jusuf Wanandi |
Founding Member, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Koji Watanabe |
Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan |
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Taizo Yakushiji |
Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy of the Cabinet Office; Executive Research Director, International Institute for Policy Studies (IIPS); Professor, Political Science, Keio University, Japan |
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Takio Yamada |
Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
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Tadashi Yamamoto |
President, Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan |
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Zhang Yunling |
Director, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China |
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Special Guests |
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José Ramos-Horta |
Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
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Hideaki Asahi |
Ambassador of Japan to Timor-Leste |
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Observers |
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Keeyong Chung |
First Secretary and Attorney at Law (NY, U.S.A.), Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Tokyo |
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Jiang Peng |
Second Secretary, Political Affairs, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China |
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Bruce Miller |
Minister-Counselor (Political), The Australian Embassy, Tokyo |
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Marco Salvio |
Second Secretary, Strategic Political Section, The Australian Embassy, Tokyo |
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Andrew Willis |
Third Secretary, Strategic Political Section, The Australian Embassy, Tokyo |
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Yeon Sang Mo |
Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Tokyo |
