Webinar: Japan & China – Balancing globalization and national security
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Japan-China relations have seen a marked improvement over the past few years, but increasingly central to the future of the bilateral relationship is the delicate balancing act between globalization and national security. Japan has emerged as a champion of economic internationalism and the Japanese and Chinese economies are deeply intertwined. However, with the intensification of U.S.-China economic tensions, Japan has strengthened its economic defensive measures in ways that may impact economic links with China. Tokyo has added an economic security division to the National Security Secretariat, bypassed Chinese telecom companies in government contracts, and tightened foreign investment screening to prevent leaks of critical technologies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges with the postponement of President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Japan, the decision to fund the re-shoring and diversification of supply chains away from China, and the tightening of foreign direct investment screening in the medical sector. Do these trends herald a renegotiation of globalization amongst Asia’s largest economies?
On June 11, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings hosted a panel of experts to analyze the trajectory of Japan-China relations and examine the growing impact of economic security measures.
Viewers can submit questions for speakers by emailing events@brookings.edu or via Twitter to @BrookingsFP using #JapanChinaSecurity.
Agenda
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
Tomoo Marukawa
Professor of Chinese economy - Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
Jonathan Berkshire Miller
Senior Fellow - Japan Institute of International Affairs
Deputy Director & Senior Fellow, Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad - Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Sheila Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies - Council on Foreign Relations
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