September 30, the Sejong Institute held a closed conference under the theme ‘US-China Technology Rivalry and Strategic Choices for Middle Powers in East Asia: An Economic Statecraft Approach’.

The conference included chairman Chung-in Moon and Vice President Myon Woo Lee of the Sejong Institute, and Vice President Young-Sup Joo of the Taejae Academy. Domestic, foreign specialists including Professor Vinod K. Aggarwal of UC Berkely also took part in the conference.

The sub-themes are as follows :  

- Panel1: Economic Statecraft and Great Power Competition in High-tech Industries

- Panel2: ​Analyzing US-China Technology Competition: Selected Cases 

- Panel3: ​Regional Responses to US-China Technology Competition

- Panel4: ​US-China Technology Competition and South Korea’s High-tech Strategy: Selected Cases