ICC Hosts Seminar on China-U.S. Relations and Regional Situation

On September 21, the Joint Council of the International Cooperation Center (ICC) held a closed-door seminar on “China-U.S. relations and regional situation” at its office in Jianguomen Outer Street, Beijing. The seminar focused on the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and regional situation, the impacts and challenges of the strategy on countries in the region, as well as the future of China-U.S. relations and Asia. Zhang Yu, Deputy Director of the Steering Committee of the ICC, presided over the seminar.

During the meeting, the participants believed that the Asia-Pacific region is a witness to the profound impact of the power shift among major countries, and the Indo-Pacific region reflects the strategic concept of the United States in reshaping the regional political and economic pattern. The aforementioned regions not only are home to major countries of global influence, but also witness the changes in long-term trade and investment relations among regional countries. Therefore, they provide a geopolitical framework for thinking about the relationship between major powers, especially China and the United States. From the perspectives of politics, economy and security, the seminar analyzed the ideological and historical roots, and practical logic of the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and conducted in-depth discussions on the evolution of the regional situation in the context of the current China-U.S. relations and how relevant countries respond to it, putting forward important suggestions.

The special guests include Elpidio Factor, Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché of the Philippine Embassy in China, Chhay Lim, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Kanishkh Kanodia, Schwarzman Scholar of Tsinghua University. Relevant leaders and experts from the Steering Committee, Secretariat and Executive Committee of the Joint Council of the ICC also attended the meeting.