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Takashi Shiraishi – Maritime Asia vs. Continental Asia: National Strategies in a Region of Change

May 7, 2021 @ 9:00 am 10:30 am

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Speaker: Takashi Shiraishi, Chancellor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto; Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan

Moderators:
Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
James Evans, Communications Officer, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History, Harvard University

The tectonic shifts in today’s geopolitical landscape are having a particularly dramatic impact in Asia, where the rise of China presents a growing challenge to the US-led order that has maintained peace and stability in the region since the end of the Cold War. In his book, Takashi Shiraishi, one of Japan’s leading authorities on Asia and national policy planning, explores the deeper background and long-term trends behind the diplomatic challenges and dilemmas now facing Japan, China, ASEAN, and the United States. One key question that he addresses: What accounts for the divide between the maritime states and the countries of mainland Asia? He discusses China’s Belt and Road Initiative from this broader perspective.

Co-sponsored by the Davis Center; Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.

Details

Date:
May 7, 2021
Time:
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Event Category:
Website:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_36JwfrywQHyHWr9YAVqnaw

Organizer

Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

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