Session: Concurrent Session 2-1
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Location: Grand Ballroom I+II

Moderator:
Victor Cha, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Speakers:
Kim Sung-han, Korea University
Andrey Kortunov, Former Academic Director,
Russian International Affairs Council
Nakabayashi Mieko, Waseda University
Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations
Su Hao, China Foreign Affairs University

Panel Description:

Competing visions of order are colliding in Northeast Asia. With the exception of North Korea, the region successfully built the world’s most dynamic trade bloc in the post-Cold War decades. This was made possible by setting aside differences. That era is passing as U.S.-China strategic competition once again divides the region. The China-Russia-North Korea axis is strengthening through the China-Russia ‘no limits partnership’ and the revived Russia-North Korea alliance. In response, ROK-U.S.-Japan security cooperation is accelerating. What is a desirable future for Northeast Asia? What are the visions and measures for peace and prosperity? What does Northeast Asia want?