On April 10th, 2017, Young-sun Ha, Chairman of East Asia Institute, gave a lecture to the students in the Asia and the World about “Transformation of East Asia and Korean Diplomacy.” Chairman Ha gave a presentation on the current relationships among the East Asian countries based on 7 major factors; the relationship between the United States and China, North Korea’s nuclear program, the issue of THAAD, South Korea-U.S.-Japan network, Asia-Pacific economic discipline, alliance defense costs, and an operating system for the Asia-Pacific Region. At the end of the session, he also answered the questions from the participating students about the effectiveness of the conferences among countries and the complex politics.
