2024.09.18
Grandview Institution successfully hosted the second "Third-Party Forum on China-U.S. Relations" in Tokyo, Japan, from September 5th to 7th. The selection of Tokyo as the venue was influenced by the security dynamics in Northeast Asia, recent significant shifts in China-Japan relations, and U.S.-Japan-South Korea relations. The regional stability and China-U.S. relations have been significantly affected by these changes.
The initial two days of the three-day forum were devoted to the examination of U.S.-China-Japan relations and the issues of competition and cooperation. The final day was reserved for U.S.-China relations. The following topics were the focus of keynote speeches and open discussions by experts from China, the U.S., and Japan: (1) the potential competition and cooperation between the three countries in the context of Northeast Asian nuclear and strategic issues, (2) U.S.-China relations, (3) new challenges in bilateral and trilateral relations among China, the U.S., and Japan, (4) outlooks for 2024 and 2025, (5) conflict prevention and crisis management in East Asia, (6) global conflict prevention and crisis management, (7) opportunities for trilateral cooperation among China, the U.S., and Japan, and (8) the anxieties, mutual responses, and expanding securitisation in U.S.-China relations and their effects. Experts provided constructive suggestions and candid exchanges regarding the enhancement of trilateral cooperation, the mitigation of tensions between the United States and China, and the promotion of bilateral collaboration. The discussions were distinguished by a relaxed, pragmatic, and lively yet rigorous environment.
The forum was initiated and hosted by GRANDVIEW INSTITUTION, and co-organised by the PAX sapiens Foundation (USA), Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Japan), and Pacific International Exchange Foundation.
Participating guests (in a conference etc)
Chinese specialist
l Zhang Tuosheng(张沱生): Chief Researcher at GRANDVIEW INSTITUTION and Director of the Northeast Asia Research Center.
l Ouyang Wei(欧阳维): Deputy Director of the Academic Committee at GRANDVIEW INSTITUTION and Director of the Border Studies Center.
l Jia Qingguo(贾庆国): Former Dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University and Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
l Shen Dingli(沈丁立): Senior Researcher at GRANDVIEW INSTITUTION and Former Director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University.
l Fan Gaoyue(樊高月): Senior Researcher at GRANDVIEW INSTITUTION and Former Chief Expert at the Academy of Military Sciences.
l Yu Tiejun(于铁军): Professor at the School of International Studies at Peking University and Director of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies.
l Wu Chunsi(吴莼思): Director of the Institute for International Strategic and Security Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies.
American specialist
l Amanda Hsiao: Senior Analyst for China at the International Crisis Group.
l Heino Klinck: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia at the U.S. Department of Defense.
l Daniel Russel: Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council.
l David Sauer: Former Senior Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
l John (Jack) N.T. Shanahan: Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General and former Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the U.S. Department of Defense.
l Jacob Stokes: Senior Fellow in the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.
l Rick Waters: Managing Director for China at the Eurasia Group, former Director of the Office of China Coordination at the U.S. Department of State, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
Japanese specialist
l Yuji Miyamoto: Former Japanese Ambassador to China.
l Masaharu Takamizawa: Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and former Permanent Representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament.
l Koji Yamazaki: Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and former Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan.
l Hiroshi Izumi: Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and former Japanese Consul General in Shanghai.
l Tsuneo Watanabe: Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
l Taisuke Abiru: Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.