On November 20 (Fri.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the 26th Sejong-CICIR Virtual Academic Conference on the topic of “The New U.S. Biden Administration and Possibilities of Changes in Korean Affairs” at the International Conference Room (1st floor) of the Sejong Institute.

The event started with opening remarks from President PAIK Haksoon of the Sejong Institute and President YUAN Peng of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). Many researchers from both institutes actively participated in this event for an in-depth discussion. The conference consisted of two sessions for presentations and one session for general discussion. Titles of sessions are as follow:

Session 1: China Policy of the U.S. Biden Administration and Impact on the Korean Peninsula

Session 2: Future Development of the Korean Peninsula and the ROK-China Cooperation