AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in the international symposium, \u201cEconomic Integration in Asia Pacific and Cooperation Between Japan and China Under Trump Administration,\u201d held by the Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University in Shanghai on November 11 to 12, 2017. He acted as moderator of the symposium, in addition to sharing his own view.<\/p>\n
In his presentation, \u201cChange in Regional Security Environment and Japan\u2019s Strategic Choices,\u201d he commented on President Trump\u2019s visit to Japan and presented his outlook over future Japan-China relations. He pointed out that although the bilateral relations are on course of recovery in general, four risk factors still remain: First is the regional security issues (North Korea, Taiwan); second is the issues of territorial dispute (the East China Sea, the South China Sea); third is the issue of strategies (\u2018One Belt, One Road\u2019 vs. \u2018Free and Open India and Pacific Strategy\u2019); and fourth is the domestic political issues in Japan (official visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, constitutional amendment). In particular, he explained how China\u2019s \u2018One Belt, One Road\u2019 and Prime Minister Abe\u2019s \u2018Free and Open India and Pacific Strategy,\u2019 which came out last year, will get entangled and effect on Japan-China relations as well as security environment in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in the international symposium, \u201cEconomic Integration in Asia Pacific and Cooperation Between Japan and China Under Trump Administration,\u201d held by the Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University in Shanghai on November 11 to 12, 2017. He acted as moderator of the symposium, in addition to sharing his …<\/p>\n