New Developments and Challenges of Regional Trade Agreements

Introduction and Welcome (9:00 - 9:05)

Welcoming Speaker (5 minutes)

Hong SONG, Professor / Assistant Director, IWEP, CASS

Session 1: Focus on Korea (9:05 - 10:45)

In this session, we focus on Korea's regional trade agreement (RTA) developments and strategies. Topics include:
(1) Purposes and reasons of Korea's RTA with the United States, the European Union (EU) and others.
(2) Korea's attitude on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement (FTA) cooperation.
(3) Korea's future RTA development strategy and plan.
(4) Korea's opinion on the relationship of regional cooperation and the World Trade Organization's (WTO) multilateral system.

Moderator

Max BUEGE, ECIPE

Long Presentations (15 minutes/Person)

Heungchong KIM, Director, Department of Planning and Research Coordination, KIEP;

Taeho BARK, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University

Short Presentations (5 minutes/Person)

Sung Jin KANG, Professor, Department of Economics, Korea University;

Nakgyoon CHOI, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Regional Trade, KIEP;

Yung Chul PARK, Professor, Division of International Studies, Korea University

Questions and Answers/Discussions (55 minutes)

Coffee Break (10:45 - 11:00)

Session 2: Focus on the EU (11:00 - 12:30)

In this session, we focus on the EU's RTA developments and strategies. Topics include:
(1) The EU's economic integration development.
(2) The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU's purpose and difficulties it face.
(3) The EU's ideas on cooperation with East Asia and the United States.
(4) The EU's opinion on the relationship of regional cooperation and the WTO's multilateral system.

Moderator

Hong SONG, Professor / Assistant Director, IWEP, CASS

Long Presentations (15 minutes/Person)

Max BUEGE, ECIPE

Short Presentations (5 minutes/Person)

Fredrik ERIXON, Director, ECIPE;

Guijun LIN, Professor / Deputy President of the University of International Business and Economics;

Christopher FINDLAY, Professor, Adelaide University;

Marc UZAN, Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee

Questions and Answers/Discussions (50 minutes)

Lunch (12:30 - 14:00)

Session 3: Focus on Japan (14:00 - 15:30)

In this session, we focus on Japan's RTA developments and strategies. Topics include:
(1) Japan's strategy and ideas on regional cooperation with Asian countries.
(2) The purpose of the TPP and its influence on Japan.
(3) Japan's idea on EU-Asia cooperation, EU-U.S. cooperation, and East Asia cooperation.
(4) Japan's opinion on the relationship of regional cooperation and the WTO's multilateral system.

Moderator

Shujiro URATA, Faculty Fellow, RIETI and Professor, Waseda University

Long Presentations (15 minutes/Person)

Kenichi KAWASAKI, Consulting Fellow, RIETI and Senior Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

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Short Presentations (5 minutes/Person)

Hongyong ZHANG, Fellow, RIETI;

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Michitaka NAKATOMI, Consulting Fellow, RIETI and Special Advisor to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO);

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Fukunari KIMURA, Professor, Keio University;

Shujiro URATA, Faculty Fellow, RIETI and Professor, Waseda University

Questions and Answers/Discussions (55 minutes)

Coffee Break (15:30 - 15:45)

Session 4: Focus on China (15:45 - 17:20)

In this session, we focus on China's RTA developments and strategies. Topics include:
(1) China's strategy and plan on regional integration.
(2) China's attitude and choice between the TPP, RCEP, and China-Japan-Korea FTA.
(3) China's plan and idea on Sino-U.S. cooperation and Sino-EU cooperation.
(4) China's opinion on the relationship of regional cooperation and the WTO's multilateral system.

Moderator

Yung Chul PARK, Professor, Division of International Studies, Korea University

Long Presentations (15 minutes/Person)

Yunling ZHANG, Professor / Director of International Studies at CASS

Short Presentations (5 minutes/Person)

Hong SONG, Professor / Assistant Director, IWEP, CASS;

Ronglin LI, Professor / Deputy Director of the Institute of International Economics, Nankai University;

Jianping ZHANG, Professor / Director of International Cooperation Department, Institute of Foreign Economics Research, National Development and Reform Commission;

Minghui SHEN, Associate Professor / Director of Emerging Countries Research Department, National Institute of International Strategy, CASS;

Lei LI, Associate Professor, Institute of International Economics of Nankai University;

Chunding LI, Associate Professor / Deputy Director of International Trade Division, IWEP, CASS

Questions and Answers/Discussions (50 minutes)