Public Diplomacy in Northeast Asia: A Comparative Perspective
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On May 30, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings hosted a discussion examining the use of public diplomacy in Northeast Asia. Leading experts discussed the objectives, practices, opportunities and challenges in public diplomacy for China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Panelists addressed the history of public diplomacy in each country, how it is defined and the societal and governmental structures under which public diplomacy is practiced. They also discussed the public diplomacy goals and practices of each nation, offering suggestions for the enhancement of public diplomacy.
After the program, speakers took audience questions.
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Agenda
10:00 am - Panelists
Richard C. Bush
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Kwei-Bo Huang
Secretary-General - Association of Foreign Relations
Changjian Jiang
Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University
Stephen Noerper
Senior Vice President - The Korea Society
Nancy Snow (via video feed)
Fulbright Professor, Sophia University, Tokyo
11:00 am - Discussants
Craig Hayden
Assistant Professor, School of International Service - American University
Adam Clayton Powell III
Senior Fellow, Center on Communication Leadership and Policy and University Fellow USC Center on Public Diplomacy - University of Southern California
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