Please join the China Power Project for an event featuring leading Japanese scholars to discuss Japan's evolving relationships with China and Taiwan, and the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the peace and friendship treaty between China and Japan. Prime Minister Abe hopes to hold summits with Xi Jinping in Beijing and Tokyo in 2018. At the same time, Japan's unofficial ties with Taipei continue to strengthen.
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
8:45-9:00 — Welcome and Introduction
Bonnie Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia and Director of the China Power Project, CSIS
9:00–10:15 — The Changing Diplomatic and Security Landscape
10:15-10:30 — Break
10:30-12:00 — Japanese Views on China, Taiwan, & Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
"China's Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy after the 19th Party Congress"
Akio Takahara, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics, the Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo
"The Emerging Structure of Japan-China relations: Constant Maritime Tensions and Mutual Cooperation"
Naoko Eto, Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Group, Area Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Japan External Trade Organization
"The Current Situation and Prospects for Taiwan Under the Tsai Ing-wen Administration"
Madoka Fukuda, Professor of International Politics and China Studies, Hosei University
"The Strategic Impact of the Taiwan Issue on the U.S.-Japan Alliance"
Yasuhiro Matsuda, Professor of International Politics, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo
Moderated by:
Bonnie Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia and Director of the China Power Project, CSIS
