Overcoming History's Hurdles: Rising Above the Challenges Facing Relations Between Japan, Korea, and China
Relations between three of Asia’s biggest economies are at their lowest in decades, as growing nationalistic fervor overwhelms multiple common challenges facing Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing. Why are the three governments stumbling in history’s hurdles?
Overview
Relations between three of Asia’s biggest economies are at their tensest in decades, as growing nationalistic fervor overwhelms the multiple common challenges facing Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing. Possible scenarios for reaching a peaceful conclusion to the ongoing territorial disputes in the East China Sea, and how East Asian nations may overcome national pride and finally come to terms with the ghosts of World War II, will be some of the issues to be discussed at this timely event. Following an analysis of the stumbling blocks confronting each country, Wilson Center Fellows Tetsuya Toyoda and Jae-Jung Suh will be joined by George Washington University’s Daqing Yang to discuss how Japan, Korea, and China might be able to overcome the many hurdles deeply rooted in history.
A light lunch will be served.
Speakers
Jae-Jung Suh
Associate Professor, The Paul H. Nize School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University.
Tetsuya Toyoda
Associate Professor in International Law, Akita International University, Japan
Daqing Yang
Hosted By
Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
North Korea International Documentation Project
The North Korea International Documentation Project serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for the scholarly and policymaking communities, disseminating documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people. Read more
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