The seminar on “the Rise of China and the Recent Trends of Korea, Japan and Australia’s China
Policy” was held at GSIS on March 16th, 2012.
This seminar was a joint effort between the Institute for International Affairs of Seoul National
University and the Institute of East Asia Studies of Keio University, with the participation of
the ANU-Mac Arthur Asia Security Initiative Partnership of the Australian National University.
In the face of a rising China and the relative decline of the United States, this seminar was
an initiative to assess the changing trends of those middle powers’ policies towards China.
A total of 39 students from GSIS, 1 Minister and 15 Professors and Analysts from SNU,
Keio University, Australian National University, Griffith University and the National Institute of
Defense Studies, Japan, participated in the seminar.
The programme also included a live telecast session between 13 SNU and 15 ANU PhD and
M.A. students, in which students from both schools also could convey their views on this issue.