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January 12, 2021
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AGENDA
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome Remarks – Margaret Conley, Executive Director, Asia Society Northern California
Opening Remarks – Lt. Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Session 1 –
The Global Chessboard:
After a year of recriminations and downward spiral in the relationship, what should be the strategic framework to get the relationship back on track? China is pursuing new international alliances (B&R, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia) even as the U.S. engages western nations to challenge China’s ambitions. What type of framework would enable these two powers to co-exist and continue collaboration, maintain competition, and prevent conflict?
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Germany, France and Britain each plan to boost their military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, a move analysts say is aimed at countering China and showing support for the U.S., Japan and other regional allies.
Germany will send a frigate to patrol Indo-Pacific waters later this year. Britain will deploy the British carrier strike group (CSG) with the
HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier at its core with no first deployment date announced.
France will join Japan and the U.S. to conduct amphibious training in southwestern Japan in May. The three countries also submitted a joint, unsigned note to the United Nations.