Title: Consensus toward a Northeast Asian economic community /
Authors: Cho, Lee-Jay,; Yi, Ch'ang-jae, 1952-; Taeoe Kyŏngje Chŏngch'aek Yŏn'guwŏn (Korea); Northeast Asian Economic Forum,; Northeast Asian Economic Forum. 2016 :
Year: 2016
Subjects: East Asian cooperation Congresses.; Infrastructure (Economics) East Asia Congresses.; East Asia Economic integration Congresses.; East Asia Economic policy Congresses.
Abstract: The Northeast Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF) is a regional nongovernmental organization created in 1991 to sponsor and facilitate research, networking, and dialogue relevant to the economic and social development of Northeast Asia. The Forum is also committed to promoting understanding and relations among the peoples of Northeast Asia, North America, and Europe. NE AEF's main objective is to conduct research and conference activities aimed at functional economic cooperation such as cross-border energy, transportation and logistics infrastructure development, and capital mobilization. The Forum holds annual conferences, workshops, and seminars for planning, facilitating, coordinating, and implementing international and interdisciplinary solutions to common policy problems. It is the only nongovernmental regional organization in which all the nations of Northeast Asia and the US are consistent and active participants. Fo r the year 2016, NEAEF in collaboration with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), carried out activities aimed at building a Northeast Asian economic community. NEAEF has established the basis of a strong network for functional cooperation, for example, regular discussions among stakeholders on financing cross border infrastructure development. For the year 2016, the goal was to take more concrete steps toward a Northeast Asian economic community including efforts to increase dialogue with North Korea, with a view to future functional cooperation. NEAEF has continued to maintain a cooperative networking approach and exchanges with North Korea regarding the Tumen River Area and North Korean special economic zones. Th is year's volume titled, Consensus Toward a Northeast Asian Economic Community presents the results of a project implemented in 2016 that includes the planning meeting discussions as well as the presentations and summaries of the 2016 NEAEF Annual Conference in Changchun, China.
Contents: Introduction and overview / Cho Lee-Jay, Lee Chang Jae -- Welcoming remarks / Yang Zhenbin -- Congratulatory remarks / Jiang Zhenghua -- Congratulatory remarks / Park Kwan-Yong -- Congratulatory remarks / Stephen Couper -- Keynote address / Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi -- PART I. Jilin Province's Economic Development and Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative. The belt and road initiative (BRI) / Zhang Jianping -- Jilin province and the 'one belt, one road' initiative / Li Tie -- The Tumen River area and the belt and road initiative (BRI) / Wu Hao -- PART II. Cross-Border Infrastructure and Special Economic Zones in Northeast Asia. The current situation in the Korean Peninsula: the North's perspective / Glyn Ford -- Cross-border relations and North Korea: the age of sanctions / Anthony Mitchell -- A snapshot of North Korea and the role of Chinese cooperation / Zhang Huizhi --^ Toward better logistics connectivity in Northeast Asia / Inoue Satoshi -- PART III. Future Tourism Cooperation in Northeast Asia. International tourism and Japan as a 'tourism nation' / Suzuki Masaru -- Rise of the integrated resort and gaming regulations / Bo Bernhard, S. Ray Cho -- Northeast Asia subregional trans-border tourism / Zhao Lin -- PART IV. Building a Northeast Asian Economic Community. A Northeast Asian Economic community / Zhang Yunling -- Toward a Northeast Asian economic community: a Russian perspective / Sergei Savatianov -- Toward a Northeast Asian economic community: a Mongolian perspective / Ganbold Baasanjav -- PART V. Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia. Financing issues: the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) / Stanley Katz -- Financial cooperation in Northeast Asia: how Japan and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) contribute to development / Maeda Tadashi --^ Financing cooperation in Northeast Asia: a Chinese perspective / Zou Lixing -- A strategy to facilitate financial cooperation in Northeast Asia / Lee Jai Min -- PART VI. Energy and Environment in Northeast Asia. Hawaii's current energy market and prospects for energy generation / Oshiro Asahi, Denise Konan -- Challenges facing electric utilities in Japan: liberalization, security, and decarbonization / Iinuma Yoshiki -- Hitachi's energy solution activities / Sano Ken -- Appendix. The Changchun statement and agenda.