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The 4th Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia conference examines the intersection of technology and geopolitics in the region. This panel analyzes how President Trump's trade policies have affected allied perspectives on economic security and "friend-shoring," with a focus on the viewpoints of Japan, Korea, and the broader Asia-Pacific.
Moderator:
Andrew Grotto, Co-Director, Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance, Stanford University
Panelists:
Kazuto Suzuki, Director & Group Head (Economic Security), Institute of Geoeconomics; Professor, University of Tokyo
Chung-Min Lee, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jane Mellsop, Director, Trade, Investment and Economic Security, Asia Society Policy Institute
The Stanford Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance is grateful for the generous support of the Korea Foundation in making the 4th Annual Conference on the Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia possible.
The 4th Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia conference examines the intersection of technology and geopolitics in the region. This panel analyzes how President Trump's trade policies have affected allied perspectives on economic security and "friend-shoring," with a focus on the viewpoints of Japan, Korea, and the broader Asia-Pacific.
Moderator:
Andrew Grotto, Co-Director, Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance, Stanford University
Panelists:
Kazuto Suzuki, Director & Group Head (Economic Security), Institute of Geoeconomics; Professor, University of Tokyo
Chung-Min Lee, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jane Mellsop, Director, Trade, Investment and Economic Security, Asia Society Policy Institute
The Stanford Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance is grateful for the generous support of the Korea Foundation in making the 4th Annual Conference on the Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia possible.
