Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te: The Future Prospects of East Asia

Commentator
Yoshiyuki Ogasawara
Emeritus Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Host
Naoko Eto
Head of China Group, Institute of Geoeconomics


Visiting Senior Fellow
Naoko Eto is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Gakushuin University. Her main research interests include East Asian affairs and Japan-China relations. She is a member of the Expert Committee on Industrial and Technological Infrastructure Strengthening for Economic Security at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Industrial Structure Council, METI and the Customs and Foreign Exchange Council at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). She was also a visiting research fellow at the School of International Studies, Peking University, the East Asian Institute, Singapore National University, and a visiting senior fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Department of Political Science, Gakushuin University
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