On September 3, 2024 (Tuesday), the Sejong Institute held the 3rd Sejong-FAPS* Closed-Door Strategic Dialogue. 

The discussion centered on Domestic Competition and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region: Potential Changes and Implications.

* FAPS: Foundation on Asia-Pacific Peace Studies

From the Taiwan side, participants included Li-Wen Tung, President of FAPS, Kai-Tai Tang, Vice President of FAPS, Chih-Nien Liu, Director of Cross-Strait Studies and Exchange at FAPS, Kuan-Ying Chen, Assistant Research Fellow at FAPS, Chih-Wei Yu, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Security at Central Police University, Hsin-Chi Lu, Assistant Professor at National Chung Hsing University, and Wei-Hao Huang, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Political Science at National Sun Yat-sen University.

Participants from the Sejong Institute included Yong-Joon Lee, Chairman, Hyun-Wook Kim, President, Yoon-Jung Choi, Vice President, Seong-Chang Cheong, Director of the Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy, Sung-Won Lee, Director of the Center for Security Strategy Center, Sang-Hyun Lee, Principal Fellow, Jung-Sup Kim, Principal Fellow, Beom-Chul Shin, Principal Fellow, Jae-Hung Chung, Senior Fellow, and Peter Ward, Research Fellow.

The main agendas are as follows:

 ㅇ Trends in US-China Strategic Competition and Changes in the US-Led NATO+ Indo-Pacific Strategy

 ㅇ Potential Changes in the Indo-Pacific Region After the November US Election

 ㅇ Possible Changes in Indo-Pacific Security (Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait)

 ㅇ Evaluation of the Korea-China-Japan Summit and the ROK-US-Japan & China-DPRK-Russia Trilateral Relations

 ㅇ Assessment of Korea-China Relations and New Directions for Korea-Taiwan Cooperation

 ㅇ Discussion on a Potential 2025 Closed-Door Trilateral Strategic Dialogue among Korea, Taiwan, and the US or Japan​