CNCPEC Seminar: New Development & Future Direction of Asia Pacific Regional Economic Integration

Thursday, Nov 14

0845-0930

Opening Ceremony

Moderator:

• An Zhongli, CNCPEC

Welcome Remarks

Speaker:

• Amb. Tang Guoqiang, CNCPEC

Keynote Speech

Speaker:

• Sun Yuanjiang, MOFCOM, China

0930-0945

Coffee Break

0945-1200

Part I: Progress, Difficult Issues and Outlook of TPP Negotiations

Moderator:

• Zou Mingrong, CNCPEC

 Speakers:

The US’s consideration and latest position on TPP

• Peter Petri, Brandeis University, USA
  pdf pdf The new landscape of world trade policy (1.33 MB) (1.33 MB) pdf
  
  

The implications of Japan’s participation in TPP negotiation and other negotiating parties’ attitude towards Japan’s participation

• Masahiro Kawai, ADBI
  
  

Progress and difficult issues of TPP negotiations and the outlook

• Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide
• Hugh Stephens, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  pdf pdf Canada and the TPP: Short Term Tactics and Long Term Strategy (77.86 kB) (77 KB) pdf
  
• Rodrigo Contreras, Trade Consultants, Chile

Discussants

• Deborah Elms, Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN)
• Rob Scollay, APEC Study Centre,University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
• Shujiro Urata, Waseda University
• Zhang Jianping, Department of International Economic Research Cooperation, NDRC, China
  pdf pdf How far away is China from TPP? (77.93 kB) (77 KB) pdf
  

1200-1330

Buffet Luncheon

Part II：Progress, Difficult Issues and Outlook of RCEP, CJK, AEC, TTIP and Pacific Alliance

Moderator:

• Wu Zhenglong, CNCPEC

Speakers:

AEC and RCEP

• Djisman Simandjuntak, Prasetiya Mulya Foundation
  pdf pdf AEC and RCEP in a changing global context: Imperative of deepening at an accelerated pace (135.69 kB) (135 KB) pdf
  
  

 CK,CJK,RCEP

• Wang Jiangning, MOFCOM, China
• Inkyo Cheong, Inha University, Korea
  pdf pdf Korea’s position on CK FTA, CJK FTA, TPP and RCEP: A personal viewpoint (ppt) (689.2 kB) (689 KB) pdf
  pdf pdf The Prospects for Korea’s Participation for Mega FTAs in the Asia Pacific Region (paper) (52.04 kB) (52 KB) pdf
  

 CJK, RCEP

• Shujiro Urata, Waseda University, Japan

 Discussants

• Peter Petri, Brandeis University, USA
• Tan Khee Giap, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
• Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Wang Yuzhu, NIIS, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

1445- 1500

Coffee Break

1500 - 1730

Part III: Comparative Analysis of Similarities and Differences of Various RTAs and the Possibility of Convergence between them, esp. RCEP and TPP

Moderator:

• Shen Minghui, NIIS, CASS

Speakers:      

1. Similarities and differences in objectives and principles
2. Similarities and differences in Areas
3. Similarities and differences in degree of liberalization of common areas
4. Sensitive Issues

• Deborah Elms, TFCTN (on TPP and RCEP)
  pdf pdf Sensitive Issues Ahead: TPP and RCEP (1.84 MB) (1.84 MB) pdf
  
• Ganeshan Wignaraja, ADBI (on 10+ 1’s and RCEP)
  pdf pdf Why the RCEP matters for Asia and the world (49.06 kB) (49 KB) pdf
  
• Peter Petri, Brandeis University, USA (on TPP and TTIP)
  pdf pdf The TPP and TTIP (68.27 kB) (68 KB) pdf
  

     5. The relations between TPP and RCEP and the possibilities of their final convergence

• Rob Scollay, APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
  pdf pdf TPP, RCEP and Prospects for Eventual Convergence (98.52 kB) (98 KB) pdf
  

Discussants:

• Inkyo Cheong, Inha University, Korea
• Wang Jinbo, Research Academy of Commerce, China
• Kaoru Nabeshima, IDE-JETRO, Japan
• Zhao Jianglin, NIIS, CASS, China

1800-2000

Dinner

Moderator:

• Amb. Tang Guoqiang, CNCPEC

Keynote Speech: BRICS to promote the reshaping of the international landscape

Guest of Honor:

• H.E. Mr. Ji Peiding, President, Association of Former Diplomats of China

Friday, November 15

0845-1000

Part IV: The Regional Integration Strategy of the ASEAN and Various Economies

Moderator:

• Zhang Jianping, Department of International Economic Research Cooperation, NRDC, China

Speakers:

• Matthew Goodman, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA (on USA)
  pdf   pdf U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region: Promoting Growth, Rules and Presence (108.71 kB) (108 KB) pdf
• Sankyom Kim, Korea Institute of International Economic Policy (KIEP) (on Korea)
• Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide, Australia (on Australia)
  pdf pdf Mega-regionalism in Asia Pacific (116.35 kB) (116 KB) pdf
  
• Tan Khee Giap, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (on ASEAN and Singapore)
• Rodrigo Contreras, Trade Consultants, Chile (on Chile)

Discussants:

• Winichai Chaemchaeng, International Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies, Bangkok University, Thailand
• Hugh Stephens, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• Rob Scollay, APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
• Lu Jianren, China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University

1000-1015

Coffee Break

1015-1215

Part V: Work towards FTAAP, while pushing forward the Rule-based Multilateral Trading System; the role of APEC in this Aspect

Moderator:

• Amb. Tang Guoqiang, CNCPEC

Speakers:

In order to achieve FTAAP, what policies and measures should be taken to make the RTAs complementary rather than conflicting to each other

• Zhang Yunling, CASS
  
  

How to push forward the WTO Doha Round in the current RTA talks?

• Winichai Chaemchaeng, International Institute for Asia Pacific Studies, Bangkok University, Thailand
  pdf pdf How to push the WTO Doha Round in the current RTA talks? (180.67 kB) (180 KB) pdf
  
  

The role of APEC in promoting regional economic integration

• Matthew Goodman, CSIS, USA

Discussants:

• Hugh Stephens, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• Masahiro Kawai, ADBI
• Rob Scollay, APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
• Liu Chenyang, APEC Study Center, Nankai University

1215

Concluding Remarks

1230-1400

Buffet Lunch