[KU/Korea] Special Lecture #19 (06/11/2018) > Special Lectures

Title

The Future of China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation –

Lessons from Europe

Speaker

Jong-heon LEE

Secretary General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat

Dates

November 6, 2018

Venue

115 ISH, KU

Number of

Direct Participants

(researchers and students from your institution)

5

Number of

Indirect Participants

(other audiences like media or residents in your region)

45

Outlines

(up to 5 points)

 @ First Provided overall introduction of TCS

(Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat)

   --History, development, organization, structure and functions

 @ Addressed main regional issues of TCS in the geopolitical contexts.

    --Summits, Other high-level meetings

    --Trade war between US-China

    --the significance of Trilateral cooperation

 @ Called for the need of trilateral cooperation

 @ Suggested the future (blue print) of TCS

    --Vision 2020 and common ground

 @ Provided the case of the EU as a solid example (benchmarking point)

QnA

1.      Does TCS send an ambassador to other regional groupings? (UN, EU)

2.      Research Focus? (Strengthening trilateral information collection)

3.      Relations among TCS? (barriers, like territorial disputes, and issues to be overcome?)

4.      EU model would not be applicable?

Attitudes are different (Europe vs Asia)

Historical Past and Territorial disputes

Trilateral conflicts

Photographs

l  Please attach in separate files (minimum five photos)