APHA Conference 2018
On October 27, 2018, the 2018 annual conference was held in Washington DC. The conference was chaired by Dr. Alicia Campi, President of APHA and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.
Offering the keynote address was Hon. Yondon Otgonbayar, Ambassador of Mongolia to the United States. The Mongolian Ambassador, a highly published researcher on Mongolia in the last century spoke on the topic “Mongolia and the Asia-Pacific Region.”During the conference, Ms. Akiko Kawaii presented a paper on the role of tea in the relationship among Japan, China and Kora. She performed a Japanese Tea Ceremony after his paper presentation. At the end of the conference, a lovely reception and dinner was held at the Embassy of Mongolia in Washington DC. Papers presented to the APHA conference will be edited and be published in 2019 on The Journal of Asian Politics ＆ History (JAPH).
APHA 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Clarewood Asian Politics and History Association (APHA)
Co-sponsored by U.S.-Asia Institute (USAI) and The Mongolia Society
Time: Saturday, October 27th, 2018. 9:30am-5:30 pm, reception followed.
Venue: USAI located at 232 East Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC
Agenda
Topic: The Impact of the Indo-Pacific Strategy on Asia
9:30-10:00am: Registration
10:00-10:30am Welcome speech by Dr. Alicia Campi, President, APHA
10:30-10:45am History of APHA and JAPH by Dr. David Ho, Editor, JAPH
10:45-11:30am Keynote Speech by Mongolian Ambassador Dr. Otgonbayar
11:45- 1:00pm Lunch provided by USAI
1:00-2:30pm Panel 1
Dr. Alicia Campi: Overview: US Foreign Policies Concerning Indo-Pacific Region
Ms. Akiko Kawai: The Role of "Tea" On the Relationship between Japan, China, and Korea
Dr. Kingsley Haynes: The Impact of High-Speed Rail Investment on Economic and Environmental Change in China: A Dynamic CGE Analysis
2:45-4:15pm Panel 2
Dr. Danning Wang: How the Belt and Road Initiative Could Contribute to the Regional Economic Development of Northeast Asia?
Mr. Kevin Ho: The US-China-EU Triangular Relationship through the Lenses of “Trade Wars”
Dr. Joseph Drew: India in the New Era: The Impact of US Foreign Policy, Belt-Road Initiative and Beyond
4:15-5:15pm: Tea Ceremony: address?
6:30-8:30pm: Reception in Mongolian Embassy located@2833 M St., N.W.DC
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