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Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue 6
Harriman, New York
2–4 April 1997
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Press Release
Agenda
Participant List
Policy Paper 33: Maritime Trade and Security in Northeast Asia
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Press Release
Arden House, Harriman, New York, 2–4 April 1997
The purpose of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) is to enhance mutual
understanding, confidence, and cooperation among countries in Northeast Asia
through dialogue. The Dialogue is informal: participants include private
academics and government officials who act in a private capacity, not as
government representatives. Each country sends a foreign ministry official,
a defense ministry official, a uniformed military officer, and two private
participants. The informality of the process encourages lively and frank
discussion, but as a result consensus reached at meetings is not operational
and can serve merely as a suggestion for governments in different countries.
The New York session was the sixth meeting of the NEACD process. For the second
time since the Dialogue began, the foreign and defense ministry officials
met together at lunch to discuss the future of the Dialogue.
To achieve its goal of promoting the habit of dialogue, NEACD rotates
the hosting responsibilities among its members. This helps to expand
understanding of the NEACD process among officials and citizens in each
country. Previous Dialogue meetings were held in San Diego, Tokyo,
Moscow, Beijing, and Seoul. The New York meeting included participants
from the Republic of Korea, Russia, China, Japan, and the United States.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea attended the preparatory session
in July 1993, and NEACD participants would welcome its participation in the
Dialogue process.
Discussion Topics
National and Military Perspectives on Northeast Asian Security
The first day was devoted to discussion of perspectives on security in Northeast
Asia as presented by two participants reflecting each country's perspective.
One presentation focused on the general security situation in the subregion
with an emphasis upon developments in the last six months, while the second
presentation analyzed the situation from a military perspective. These
presentations included the country's policies in the region and its concerns
about the policies of other states in the region. Following presentations
from each country, there was a discussion during which participants asked
questions about matters raised in the presentations, including bilateral
agreements, the development and procurement of new military capabilities,
domestic political influences on foreign policy, and national responses to
crisis situations in the region.
Defense Information Sharing
The Seoul NEACD meeting decided to begin pursuing a dialogue on Defense
Information Sharing. In New York, preliminary discussions held
intersessionally by two participants were reported to the Dialogue. The purpose
of this dialogue on Defense Information Sharing, as laid out by the NEACD
study project on mutual reassurance measures, is to provide a forum for
discussion of current efforts at information sharing and systematic
discussions of perspectives on military doctrine, to clarify information
currently found in information sharing documents, and to encourage
voluntary and unilateral information sharing. The premise of NEACD's
approach to defense information sharing is that dialogue is more important
than specific information.
Energy and Security Workshop Report
In conjunction with the Seoul meeting of the Dialogue, a two-day workshop
examined the strategic implications of energy issues, especially the
security implications of rising energy demand and nuclear energy use.
A workshop summary was presented to the New York meeting and included analysis
of follow-up efforts on this topic.
Briefings: ARF Work on Disaster Relief and KEDO
The Dialogue participants seek to inform themselves about the activities
underway in other multilateral regional organizations. At the New York meeting,
briefings were held on the ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) work on emergency and
disaster relief and the achievements of the Korean Energy Development Organization
(KEDO).
Regional Economic Cooperation: The Maritime Trade Workshop
At each Dialogue, a non-security issue is the basis of discussion for at least
one session, when potential avenues for regional cooperation are examined. Subjects
of past discussions included economic complementarity, the environment,
food and agriculture, and energy. In New York, a one-day NEACD workshop examined
the strategic implications of the increasing volume of maritime shipping and trade
in the sea lanes of Asia, including the legal implications of implementation of
the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and threats to the security of
the major sea lines of communication.
Future Plans
NEACD 7 will be held in Japan in Fall 1997. The agenda will include national
perspectives and security conceptions in Northeast Asia, analysis of current
security issues (for example, bilateral alliances, theater missile defense, regional
military trends) by Dialogue or outside scholars, and further discussion in
the area of defense information sharing. The NEACD also agreed to organize a
session on environmental cooperation.
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Agenda
Wednesday, 7 April
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| 9:00 |
Welcoming Remarks |
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Susan L. Shirk (IGCC)
Ito Shinichi (NIRA) |
| 9:00 |
National and Military Perspectives on Northeast Asian
Security |
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Chairs: Konstantin Sarkisov, Chu Shulong
Presenters (United States): Charles Kartman, Kurt Campbell
Presenters (Russia): Leonid Moiseyev
Presenters (ROK): Lee Youn-Bok, Ryoo Jin-Kyu
Presenters (China): Tong Xiaoling, Zhu Chenghu
Presenters (Japan): Takata Toshihisa, Miyabe Toshikazu |
| 12:30 |
Lunch (Foreign and Defense Ministry Officials dine together) |
| 13:30 |
National and Military Perspectives on Northeast Asian Security
(cont.) |
| 15:45 |
Energy and Security Workshop Report |
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Presenter: Edward Fei |
Thursday, 3 April
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| 9:00 |
Defense Info. Sharing Study Project Report |
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Chair: Susan L. Shirk
Presenters: Huang Xueping, Takata Toshihisa |
| 11:15 |
Disaster and Emergency Relief |
| 13:30 |
Conclusion/Future Plans |
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Chair: Susan L. Shirk |
| 15:15 |
Conclusion/Future Plans (cont.) |
Friday, 4 April
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| 9:00 |
Maritime Trade Workshop |
Participant List
Presenters
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Mr. LEE Youn-bok
Sr. Coordinator for Security Affairs
Min. of Foreign Affairs
Seoul,
Korea |
Brig. Gen. RYOO Jin-Kyu
Dep. Dir. Arms Control Office
Min. of Nat'l Defense
Seoul, Korea |
Mr.TAKATA Toshihisa
Dir., Nat'l Security Policy Div.
Foreign Policy Bur.
Min. of Foreign
Affairs
Tokyo, Japan |
COL MIYABE Toshikazu
Dep. Dir. for Policies
The Joint Staff Office,
Japan Defense Agency
Tokyo, Japan |
Mr. Lynn PASCOE
Sr. Advisor, East Asia and Pacific Bur.
U.S. Dept. of State,
Washington, DC |
Mr. Kurt CAMPBELL
Dep. Asst. Sec. of Defense
Asian and Pacific Affairs
Washington, DC |
Ms. TONG Xiaoling
Dir., Div. of Regional Cooperation
Min. of Foreign Affairs
Beijing,
China |
Sr. COL ZHU Chenghu
Inst. for Strategic Stud.
Nat'l Defense U.
Beijing, China |
Defense Information Sharing
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Major HUANG Xueping
Foreign Affairs Bur.
Min. of Nat. Defense
Beijing, China |
Mr.TAKATA Toshihisa
Foreign Affairs Bur.
Min. of Nat. Defense
Beijing, China |
Energy and Security Workshop
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Dr. Edward T. FEI
Policy and Analysis Div.
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Washington, DC |
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Maritime Trade Workshop
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Prof. CHIA Lin Sien
Dept. of Geography
Nat'l U. of Singapore |
Prof. LEE Seo-Hang
Dir. Gen., Security and Unification Stud.
Inst. of Foreign Affairs and
Nat'l Security
Seoul, Korea |
Mr. Steve MEYRICK
Meyrick & Assoc. Figtree
NSW, Australia |
Dr. Mark VALENCIA
Program on Intl Economics and Politics
East-West Ctr.,
Honolulu, HI |
Dr. Stanley WEEKS
Science Applications Int'l Corp.
McLean, VA |
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Japan
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Mr. HOSOYA Ryuhei
Inst. for Int'l Policy Stud.
Tokyo |
Mr. ISHIZUKI Hiroshi
Dep. Dir. General, Defense Policy Div.
Bur. of Defense Policy
Japan
Defense Agency
Tokyo |
Mr. KOSE Mikio
Nat'l Security Policy Div.
Foreign Policy Bur.
Min. of Foreign
Affairs
Tokyo |
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People's Republic of China
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Mr. CHENG Qizhen
China Inst. of Int'l Stud. Beijing |
Mr. CHU Shulong
Dir., Div. of North American Stud.
China Inst. of Contemporary Intl
Relations
Beijing |
Prof. SHI Min
VP, China Association for Asia-Pacific Stud.
Beijing |
Mr. WANG Mingzhi
Min. of Communications
Beijing, China |
Prof. XU Guangjian
Prof. of Maritime Law
College of Diplomacy
Beijing |
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Republic of Korea
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Prof. AHN Byung-joon
Dept of Political Science, College of Social Sciences, Yonsei U.,
Seoul |
Mr. CHOI Jang-Hyun
First Sec. for Maritime Affairs, Korean Emb. Washington, DC |
Mr. HAN Dong-Man
Security Policy Div., Min. of Foreign Affairs, Seoul |
Mr. KOH Kyung-Seok
Counselor/Military Advisor, ROK Permanent Mission to the United
Nations, New York |
Russia
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Mr. Vladislav I. FEDORTCHENKO
Russian Permanent Mission to the UN
New York |
Dr. Konstantin O. SARKISOV
Dir., Ctr. for Japanese Stud.
Inst. of Oriental Stud.
Russian
Academy of Sciences
Moscow |
Dr. Alexander SAVELYEV
Inst. for Nat'l Security and Strategic Stud.
Russian Academy of
Sciences
Moscow |
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United States
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Captain Bruce LEMKIN, USN
Asia-Pacific Div.<br>
The Joint Staff (J-5),
Washington, DC |
Mr. Nicholas MAUGER
East Asian and Pacific Bur.
U.S. Dept. of State
Washington, DC |
Prof. Robert SCALAPINO
Inst. of East Asian Stud.
UC Berkeley |
Mr. Ronald SCHLEY
VP, Hanjin Shipping Ltd.
Paramus, N.J. |
Prof. Susan L. SHIRK
Director
IGCC | |
Observers
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Mr. Ralph COSSA
Co-Dir., US CSCAP
Dir., Pacific Forum CSIS
Honolulu, HI |
Mr. Todd ROSENBLUM
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Washington, DC |
Ms. Mary TIGHE
Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Dept. of Defense
Washington, DC |
Mr. YAMAMOTO Shotaro
(Mr. Ishizuki's interpreter)
Japan Defense Agency
Tokyo, Japan |
Sponsoring Organizations
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Ms. FUKUSHIMA Akiko
NIRA |
Prof. Stephan HAGGARD
Research Director for International Relations
IGCC |
Mr. ITO Shinichi
NIRA |
Mr. NAKAMURA Hideki
NIRA |
Mr. Michael STANKIEWICZ
Policy Researcher for Asia
IGCC | |
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