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Meeting Report
New Efforts Toward Peace: IGCC Initiates Multilateral Dialogue on Northeast Asia
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| IGCC is implementing a project that explores the prospects for multilateral cooperation on a
broad range of issues in Northeast Asia, with the aim of enhancing security and preserving peace
in the region.
The Northeast Asian Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) brings together, in an unofficial university setting,
participants from six countries in this region: Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea,
Japan, and the United States. Following a planning meeting in late July, the first session of the Dialogue
met on 8–9 October 1993 in La Jolla, California.
Attending this session were two government policy-level officials (one each from the Ministries
of Foreign Affairs and Defense) and two private individuals from each country. North Korea did
not attend the October meeting, although they did send a supportive note and had attended the
planning meeting. In perhaps the most important decision of the conference, the delegates agreed
to meet again in only six months, in Japan. This decision signifies the participants' commitment
to developing mechanisms for reducing tensions in Northeast Asia and the value they placed on the
Dialogue as an aid to this end. Participants expressed particular interest in continuing focused
discussions of confidence-building measures (CBMs). Economic relationships will also remain an
important topic.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Peter Tomsen and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Stanley Roth were the government participants from the United States. The Dialogue is an example
of a "track-two" process, whereby ideas can be unofficially explored without being interpreted
as government policies. In such meetings, all government officials participate in their private
capacities and discussions are both private and off the record.
The planning meeting, attended by representatives of all six nations, had agreed on a range
of topics for the October dialogue: the national perspective of each country on its regional
relations in Northeast Asia; economic and environmental issues; and CBMs. Background papers on
economic and environmental issues, circulated before the meeting, have been published as IGCC
Policy Papers Numbers 5 and 6.
The Japan National Institute for Research Advancement will co-host the May 1994 meeting in
Tokyo. The spring Dialogue will discuss maritime, nuclear, land-based, and other CBMs, and crisis
prevention centers. Further discussions on general perspectives on security issues, conflict
prevention, and the prospects for economic cooperation will also continue.
We have high hopes for this project. IGCC will, in consultation with the participants and
several institutes in the region, continue to provide the institutional continuity for the
Dialogue. We look forward to continued progress in security cooperation within the region.
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Agenda
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Friday, 8 October
Sea Lodge, Acapulco Conference Room
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
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| 9:00-12:00 |
Introduction and National Perspectives |
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I. Introductions |
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II. National Perspectives on Regional Issues |
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1. China-Wang & Ji |
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2. Republic of Korea-Kwon & Lee |
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3. Russia-Bely & Sarkisov |
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[There will be a 10 minute break at 10:15] |
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-4:00 |
National Perspectives (continued) |
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I. National Perspectives on Regional Issues |
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3. Russia-Bely & Sarkisov (continued) |
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4. The United States-Tomsen & Scalapino |
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5. Japan-Takano & Morimoto |
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[There will be a 10-minute break at 2:30] |
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| 7:00-10:00 |
Dinner at the home of Susan Shirk |
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[Shuttles will leave the Sea Lodge at 6:30 and return at 9:45 and 10:15] |
Saturday, 9 October
IGCC, Conference Room 1235
| 9:00-12:00 |
Issue Discussion: Economics and Environment |
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[Shuttles will depart the Sea Lodge for IGCC at 8:30] |
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I. Economics |
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Professor Lu Zhongwei will begin the discussion with a brief presentation. |
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[There will be a 10 minute break at 10:15] |
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II. Environment |
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IGCC will prepare an "inventory" of environmental issues affecting the Northeast Asian region and will distribute it before the meeting. There will be no presentation. |
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-4:00 |
Issue Discussion: Confidence Building Measures |
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I. Presentation by Mr. John Taylor, a CBM technical specialist from the U.S. Department of Energy. Discussion to follow. |
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II. Suggestions for possible CBMs from the participants. |
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[There will be a 10-minute break at 2:30] |
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Conclusion and the Future of this Dialogue |
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I. Discussing the Future of this Dialogue |
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[Shuttles will leave IGCC for the Sea Lodge at 4:45] |
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| 7:00-10:00 |
Dinner at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant |
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[Shuttles will leave the Sea Lodge at 6:30 and return at 9:45 and 10:15] |
Participant List
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Mr. Morimoto Satoshi
Senior Researcher, Center for Policy Research,
Nomura Research Inst., Ltd., Tokyo |
Mr. Mikhail M. Bely
Director, First Dept. of The Asia-Pacific Region,
Min. of Foreign Affairs, Russia |
Mr. Hotsuki Yoshiaki
Director,Defense Planning Division, Bur.
of Defense Policy, Japan Defense Agency |
Prof. Izumi Hajime
Faculty of Int'l Relations, U. of Shizuoka, Tokyo |
Prof. Ji Guoxing
Director, Asian-Pacific Dept., Shanghai Inst.
for Int'l Studies, People's Republic of China |
Prof. Kim In June
Dept. of Int'l Economics, College of Social
Sciences, Seoul National U. |
Amb. Kwon Byong-hyon
Assistant Minister, Policy Planning, Min.
of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |
Dr. Lee Chung Min
Fellow, The Sejong Inst., Republic of Korea |
Maj. Gen. Park Yong- Ok
Director, Arms Control Office, Min. of
National Defense, Republic of Korea |
Mr. Stanley Roth
Deputy Assistant Secretary , East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, US Dept. of Defense |
Dr. Konstantin O. Sarkisov
Head,Center For Japanese Studies; Vice
Director, Inst. of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
Dr. Alexander Savelyev
Vice President, Inst. on National Security
and Strategic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
Prof. Robert Scalapino
Robson Research Prof. of Government Emeritus,
Inst. of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley |
Prof. Susan L. Shirk, Director, IGCC, Univ. of California |
Mr. Sun Qixiang
Chief, Asian Division, Foreign Affairs Bur., Min.
of National Defense, People's Republic of China |
Mr. Takano Toshiyuki
Deputy Director General, Asian Affairs Bur., Min.
of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
Amb. Peter Tomsen
Principal Deputy Asst. Secretary, East Asian And
Pacific Affairs Bur., US Dept. of State |
Mr. Wang Ying-fan
Director, Dept. of Asian Affairs, Min. of Foreign
Affairs, People's Republic of China |
Observers
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Dr. Edward T. Fei
Director, Office of Nonproliferation Policy, US Dept.
of Energy |
Mr. Igor Morgulov
Consul, Consulate-General of the Russian
Federation, San Francisco, CA |
Dr. Jun Bong Geun
Secretary To The President For Int'l Security,
Republic of Korea |
Prof. Lu Zhongwei
Vice President, China Inst. For Contemporary Int'l
Relations, People's Republic of China
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