The PRC-Japan-US: Deeper Integration

A workshop entitled The PRC, Japan and the United States: Deeper Integration was successfully held on 28–29 May in Tokyo. The event was co-organized by ADBI, Hawaii’s East- West Center, Brandeis University, and Nihon University. The conference addressed the nature of the existing structural linkages among the three countries and introduced measures for supporting deeper integration.

The event was divided into four sessions. Sessions 1, 2, and 4 discussed key findings of research papers on trade and foreign direct investment linkages, East Asian regional integration, and policy measures for the current global financial crisis. Session 3 was a high-level panel that discussed the prospects for cooperation among the three countries, focusing on the impact of the current crisis on Asia, changes in international architecture such as the IMF, and related political issues (e.g., between the PRC and Japan). The discussion concluded that the need for cooperation among the PRC, Japan, and the US is important not only for the three countries but for the deeper regional integration of East Asia as a whole. As the PRC and Japan are the two largest economies in the region, they may be able to take the lead in East Asia regional integration.

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Cooperation among the PRC, Japan, and the US is important for deeper regional integration of East Asia as a whole..