2014 N3Con Day3-3 Diaoyu Debacle: Asia on the Brink
Channel: HKU Journalism & Media
Date: 13/06/2014

Diaoyu Debacle: Asia on the Brink, with Asahi Shimbun's Yoichi Kato from Tokyo, Reuters' Greg Torode, Financial Times' Demetri Sevastopulo, Bloomberg's John Liu and VOA's Steve Herman from Bangkok

North Korea vs. South Korea. North Korea vs. the United States. South Korea vs. Japan. Japan vs. China. China vs. .... The list of adversaries goes on but are we the media conflating tensions, or contributing to their escalation? What are the nuances of covering the territorial issues in the East and South China Seas? How should journalists understand and read into growing defense budgets, especially that of China? Can coverage of North Korean defense issues be improved? And have you heard about the underwater arms race in Southeast Asia?

Moderator: Ken Moritsugu, AP Tokyo's Bureau Chief