Asia’s relatively strong economic performance with population growth over the past three decades has gradually increased economic integration within the region through various forms of regional cooperation in trade, finance, and FDI. In recent years, however, we are also witnessing an emerging trend of divide between the group of ASEAN/China-centered Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the group of US-centered Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Asia-Pacific region. This session discusses the positions of South Korea, Japan, China, and Malaysia on those issues of economic cooperation and conflict.

- Moderator
AHN, Choong Yong (Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University / Foreign Investment Ombudsman, KOTRA)

- Participants
LIM, Wonhyuk (Director, Division of Global Economy Research, KDI Center for International Development)
“ROK’s Strategies on China-Korea FTA, China-Japan-Korea FTA, RCEP, and TPP and Promotion of Intra-Regional FDI Flows”
WANG, Yong (Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University)
“China’s Position on RCEP and TPP, and China’s FDI Policy within East Asia”
SOMA, Hirohisa (Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Korea)
“Japan’s Position on TPP and China-Japan-Korea FTA, and Abenomics and His Trade and Investment Policy in East Asia”
Michael YEOH (Co-Founder & CEO of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, Malaysia)
“Prospects of CMI toward Asian Monetary Fund and Coupling Financial Cooperation with Trade and Investment in East Asia”

- Rapporteur
SHIN, Hyeon Suk (Global Asia Fellow, East Asia Foundation)