Global Trade
Japan’s Ambassador to U.S. – We Welcome Chinese Participation in TPP
Two major trade agreements, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), stand to define the parameters of economic integration in Asia, arguably the world’s most dynamic region. While the TPP and RCEP are frequently described as rival trading blocs led by the United States and China respectively, we should look beyond this easy characterization to explore the complex dynamics among these mega trade agreements.
On February 11, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies hosted a public seminar to discuss the multifaceted set of economic, political and security implications generated by the coexistence of TPP and RCEP in the Asia-Pacific region. Experts from the United States and East Asia explored the extent to which these two trade blocs differ; the role that countries with dual membership, like Japan, can play in facilitating the adoption of compatible rules; the chances that China may eventually seek membership in the TPP; and the challenges and opportunities for merging these two trade groupings in a future free trade area of the Asia-Pacific.
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Agenda
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February 11
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Keynote Address
Kenichiro Sasae Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States -
Panelists
TTTakashi Terada Professor, Department of Political Science - Doshisha University, Operating Advisor - U.S.-Japan Research InstituteCBClaude Barfield Resident Scholar, American Enterprise InstituteYZYunling Zhang Professor and Director, Division of International Studies - Chinese Academy of Social SciencesSBDSanchita Basu Das ISEAS Fellow and Lead Researcher, ASEAN Studies Centre - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore -
Introduction and Moderator
Mireya Solís Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies @solis_msolis
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