Competition over soft power in East Asia
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Competition over soft power in East Asia
China’s regional and global rise has had profound economic, political, and security implications. In particular, Beijing has both taken new, robust initiatives in the international economy and stepped-up its activities in maritime East Asia. From the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement to freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, the United States has rebalanced its policies in order to place special emphasis on Asia and the Indo-Pacific. The new regional strategies from Washington and Beijing have created both opportunities and challenges for China’s neighbors. But how do those countries feel about the heightened presence of both China and the United States in their backyard? The fourth phase of the Asian Barometer Survey provides a broader scope of survey data on how these Asian countries perceive both China and the United States.
On September 29, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings, Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, and the Center for East Asia Democratic Studies at National Taiwan University co-hosted a conference presenting and analyzing the latest data from the Asian Barometer Survey. Panelists examined how East Asians view the influence of the United States versus China, and the competition over soft power in the region.
Agenda
Welcome
Richard C. Bush
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Chu Yun-han
Distinguished Research Fellow, Academia Sinica - Professor, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University
How East Asians view the influence of the United States versus China
Richard C. Bush
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Chu Yun-han
Distinguished Research Fellow, Academia Sinica - Professor, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University
Chang Yu-tzung
Professor of Political Science - National Taiwan University
Director - Center for East Asia Democratic Studies
Min-Hua Huang
Former Brookings Expert
Associate Professor of Political Science - National Taiwan University
Andrew Nathan
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science - Columbia University
Bruce Stokes
Director of Global Economic Attitudes - Pew Research Center
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How East Asians view the influence of the United States versus China
Coffee break
The competition over soft power in East Asia
Bridget Welsh
Senior Research Associate, Center for East Asia Democratic Studies - National Taiwan University
Huang Kai-Ping
Assistant Professor - National Taiwan University
Jie Lu
Associate Professor of Government - American University
Constanze Stelzenmüller
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations
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