Japan-Taiwan Economic Security Dialogue

May 16, 2025
Details
Type | Lecture |
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Intended for | General public |
Date(s) | May 21, 2025 14:00 — 17:00 |
Location | Komaba Area Campus |
Venue | |
Capacity | 172 people |
Entrance Fee | No charge |
Registration Method | Advance registration required
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Registration Period | May 8, 2025 — May 20, 2025 |
Contact | akira-igata@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |

“Japan-Taiwan Economic Security Dialogue”
This event will feature visiting Taiwanese experts from the newly established economic security think tank Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technologies (DSET), based in Taipei. Their visit coincides with the signing of an MOU between RCAST and DSET to advance research collaboration on economic security.
The seminar will consist of three expert panels addressing timely and critical issues for Taiwan, Japan, and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Speakers will include not only DSET representatives but also researchers from Japan, offering comparative insights and Japanese perspectives on the following topics:
(1) Taiwanese and Japanese perceptions of the Trump 2.0 administration
(2) Research security in Taiwan and Japan
(3) Submarine cable infrastructure cooperation
Date and Time: May 21st (Wednesday), 14:00-17:00
Language: English
Location: ENEOS Hall, Building Number 3-South, Komaba II Research Campus
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, 500²ÊÆ±Íø, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904
[Agenda]
14:00-14:10
Opening Remarks
?Dr. Wen-Ling Tu (President, DSET)
14:10-15:00
Session 1 - Navigating Strategic Uncertainty: Japan-Taiwan Coordination in the Era of Trump 2.0
?Dr. Hsien-Ming Lien (Vice President, DSET)
?Akira Igata (Project Lecturer, RCAST, the University of Tokyo)
?Dr. Wen-Ling Tu (Moderator) (President, DSET)
15:00-15:10
Coffee Break
15:10-16:00
Session 2 - Balancing Innovation and Security: Comparative Perspectives on Research Security
?Dr. Jeremy Chih-Cheng Chang (CEO, DSET/ Director, Economic Security Research)
?Dr. Toru Hisamitsu (Visiting Researcher, RCAST, the University of Tokyo/ Head of the Research Team and Science Fellow in the Economic Security Division, FRONTEO)
16:00-16:50
Session 3 - Invisible Infrastructure, Visible Risks: Submarine Cables and Economic Resilience
?Dr. Tsaiying Lu (Research Fellow and Director of the Climate Resilience and Sustainability Program, DSET)
?Athena Tong (Visiting Researcher, RCAST, University of Tokyo)
?Takashi Tada (Managing Director, IISE and Chief Advisor, Global Public Policy Relations, NEC Corporation)
16:50-17:00
Closing remarks