Beyond Charity? ODA and Diplomatic Engagement in South Pacific

 

10:20-10:30 Welcome Remarks

10:30-12:00 Keynote Speech and Open Discussion

Speaker: Jennifer Anson, National Security Coordinator, Republic of Palau

 

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

 

13:00-14:40

Panel A: Strategic Commitments or Competition? US, China, and Australia’s Aid Engagement in South Pacific

Moderator:

Tung-Chieh Tsai, National Chung Hsing University

Presenters:

Kazuto Suzuki, The University of Tokyo

Tai-Ting Liu, National Chung Hsing University

Aki Mouri, University of Tsukuba

Hao-Chun Tang, Soochow University

 

14:40-15:00 Coffee Break

 

15:00-16:40

Panel B: The Other Asia-style ODA Approaches: Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia in South Pacific

Moderator:

Shin Kawashima, The University of Tokyo

Presenters:

Wen-Yueh Wang, National Chi Nan University

Kai-Ming Chang, National Taichung University of Science and Technology

Natsuko Miyokawa, Seikei University

Hsin-Chi Lu, Ming Chi University of Technology

 

16:40–17:00 Final Discussion & Closing Remarks

 

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