This panel explores the similarities, differences, complementarities and contradictions between China and Japan’s respective approaches to the regional order.
2024 ANU CHINA IN THE WORLD FORUM
Sino-Japan relations in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for the regional orders
In the midst of China’s increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan’s historical role and contemporary foreign policies in the Indo-Pacific region have engendered a unique position. On the one hand, Japan is a staunch proponent of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” vision and the concept of human security. It also participates in a wide range of international organisations embedded in the liberal international order. On the other hand, its engagement in the region, particularly through infrastructure development and knowledge sharing, contrasts with the Western approach. This panel explores the similarities, differences, complementarities and contradictions between China and Japan’s respective approaches to the regional order. It pays special attention to the two countries’ engagement with the emerging economies in the region and discusses implications for the future of the regional order.
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Organisers
Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University
ANU Japan Institute, Australian National University
Institute of International Relations and Area Studies, Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy, Ritsumeikan University
The panel discussion is partially sponsored by Institute of International Relations and Area Studies (IIRAS) and Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA).
Event Speakers
Professor Kenki Adachi
Kenki Adachi is Director of the Institute of International Relations and Area Study (IIRAS) and Professor of International Politics at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He specializes in theories of international politics.
Professor Miwa Hirono
Miwa Hirono is an Associate Dean at the College of Global Liberal Arts and a Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Relations at Ritsumeikan University. Her current research focuses on China’s global affairs with particular attention to China’s actions in the developing world.
Associate Professor Kei Koga
Kei Koga is Associate Professor/ Head of Division at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). His research focuses on International Security, International/Regional Institutions (particularly ASEAN), and East Asian/Indo-Pacific security.
Denghua Zhang is a research fellow at ANU DPA. He completed his PhD program on Chinese foreign aid and trilateral aid cooperation at ANU.
Lauren Richardson is a Lecturer in the Department of International Relations.