Session

Ambassadors Roundtable: Sharing a Common Vision for Asia's Future

Time
14:50 ~ 16:20
Organization
Jeju Peace Institute
Room
202A
Phenomenal growth across the region paved the way for Asia’s emergence as the engine of the world’s economic growth. Driven by this, Asia has also increased its presence and role in global politics. However, the recent worldwide economic slowdown is affecting Asian economies; while many challenges to regional peace and security remain to be solved. North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, regional powers’ conflict over history and territories, and deepening US-China rivalry are indicators of an unhealthy state of affairs in the region. Against this background, regional powers in Asia are realigning their policies and putting forward different visions in accordance with their calculus and from their perspectives. Whether such different visions will diverge or converge will lead us to different paths in shaping Asia’s future. Some distinguished foreign ambassadors in the Republic of Korea will participate in this session and present their views that will contribute to formulating a future vision for Asia.