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ROK-U.S. Cooperation in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition

Date & Time

Monday
Nov. 18, 2019
1:00pm – 2:40pm ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

How should middle powers such as South Korea navigate the growing strategic competition between the United States and China? For Northeast Asian nations like South Korea, maintaining harmonious relations with China has been a priority going back centuries while its alliance with the United States dates back only decades. Scholars from Asia and the United States will debate the dilemma faced by South Korea and debate the direction the Seoul government should take as the nation seeks to strike the right balance in policy with its allies and neighbors.

Speakers

Young-Sun Ha

Chairman, East Asia Institute
J. Stapleton Roy

J. Stapleton Roy

Distinguished Fellow;
Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Yul Sohn

President, East Asia Institute
Headshot photo of Dr. Sook Jong Lee

Sook Jong Lee

Senior Fellow, East Asia Institute; Representative of Asia Democracy Research Network

Chaesung Chun

Chair, Center for National Security Studies

Lindsey Ford

David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution
Image - Patricia Kim Photo

Patricia M. Kim

Global Fellow;
Senior Policy Analyst on China, U.S. Institute of Peace; Visiting Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Hosted By

Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond.  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

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

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