Thursday, January 19 06:30pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
How will the changing political landscape of the U.S. government affect the future of trade and economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific? As the Trump administration takes power, people around the globe are anticipating the impact of new and unconventional approaches to trade and economic policy in the world’s largest economy. Join us for a high-level briefing on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, in which expert speakers will reflect on the outcomes of the 2016 APEC leaders meeting in Lima and discuss Vietnam’s plans to host a successful APEC 2017 in an environment marked by significant uncertainty surrounding trade policy and political alliances. Without U.S. backing, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is no longer a pathway for integrating markets in the Asia Pacific. Will China take advantage of this leadership vacuum to advance its Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement? And what will become of APEC’s goal of achieving a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific?
To register visit: http://asiasociety.org