South Korea and the new geoeconomics of Asia

The worldwide financial order is at an inflection level. South Korea, the eleventh largest financial system and a technologically superior democracy, will play an necessary position in the way forward for superior manufacturing with cutting-edge applied sciences, the evolution of the regional commerce structure, and in transnational points reminiscent of improvement finance and infrastructure, local weather change, and inexperienced development. Alternatives for cooperation in these areas abound, particularly with South Korea’s closest ally the USA, however obstacles additionally lie forward.

On Could 25, the Middle for East Asia Coverage Research on the Brookings Establishment will host a sequence of discussions to evaluate South Korea’s position within the new geoeconomics of Asia. The keynote session will characteristic a dialogue with Tarun Chhabra, senior director for expertise and nationwide safety on the Nationwide Safety Council, on latest developments within the U.S.-ROK relationship, overlapping pursuits in high-tech industries reminiscent of semiconductors, and funding by South Korean corporations within the U.S. Following the keynote dialogue can be two knowledgeable panels on South Korea’s position in Asia’s new commerce structure and as a supplier of regional public items to the area.

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