The 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum

Date: December 3rd -5th, 2024
Venue: The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
Main Theme: Restoring peace and rebuilding a global order based on multilateral cooperation through Japan-China cooperation
Organizer: The Genron NPO and China International Communications Group

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Panelists:

Japanese

FUKUDA Yasuo, Former Prime Minister
KEN SAITO, former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Member of the House of Representatives
KIHARA Seiji, Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Member of the House of Representatives
MATSUMOTO Takeaki, Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Member of the House of Representatives
MATSUKAWA Rui, Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Acting Chairman of the National Defense Division, Former Vice Minister of Defense
NISHIDA Makoto, Secretary-General of Komeito, Member of the House of Councilors
FUKUYAMA Tetsuro, Member of the House of Councilors (The Constitutional Democratic Party) , Former Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
SHIOZAKI Akihisa, Member of the House of Representatives
MUTO Toshiro, Executive Chairman of Tokyo-Beijing Forum, Former Secretary-General of Tokyo Olympic Games
MIYAMOTO Yuji, Former Ambassador to China, Former Director of Disarmament Affairs, United Nations
YAMAGUCHI Hirohide, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, President of Nikko Research Center
NAKAO Takehiko, Former President of the Asian Development Bank
YACHI Shotaro, Former Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat, Former Administrative Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
KANDA MASATO, Former Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance
KAWAGUCHI Yoriko, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs
NAKASHIMA Toru, President & Group CEO, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
KAWANO Katsutoshi, Former Chief of Staff of the Self-Defense Forces
YAMASAKI Tatsuo, Former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs
SHINYO Takahiro, Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Former Ambassador to Germany
HASEGAWA Sukehiro, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and as Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
AKASHI Yasushi, Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
NISHI Masanori, Former Vice Minister of Defense
KODA Yoji, Former Commander-in-Chief, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet
KITERA Masato, Former Ambassador to China, Former Ambassador to France
TANAKA Nobuo, Former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency(IEA)
and twenty other Japanese panelists

Chinese

Wang Yi, Foreign Minister and member of the Political Bureau *online
Mo Gaoyi, Minister of the State Council Information Office of China, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and
Lou Jiwei, Former Minister of Finance
Yi Gang, Former Governor of the People's Bank of China
Zhu Min, Former Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Former Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China
Zhu Guangyao, Former Vice Minister of Finance
Hu Xiaolian, Former Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China, Former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of China
Wu Hailong, Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna
Cui Tiankai, Former Vice Foreign Minister, Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Former Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Zhang Jun, Former Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Chen Xiaogong, Former Deputy Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, Former Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Retired Lieutenant General
Yao Yunzhu, Former Director of the Center for U.S.-China Defense Relations, Academy of Military Sciences, Retired Major General
Yang Chaoying, Deputy Chairman of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Retired Major General
Chen Xiaogong, Former Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
Cheng Yonghua, Former Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Wu Jianghao, Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Liu Hongcai, Former Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Jia Qingguo, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Du Zhanyuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
and twenty other Japanese panelists

Program

December 4th (Wed) 9:00am-12:00pm
Plenary session (Opening ceremony)

December 4th (Wed) 1:30-5:50pm　　Breakout sessions

1:30-3:30pm

Special session on peace and world order
How should Japan and China tackle global conflict resolution and peacebuilding?

Session 1 (economy):
Restoring the multilateral economic order and Japan-China economic cooperation

Session 2 (media and public opinion):
How the media covers increasingly complex crises and world peace

3:50-5:50pm

Session 3 (politics and diplomacy):
What kind of mutually-beneficial strategic relationship should Japan and China aim for?

Special session (multilateral cooperation):
Restoring multilateral cooperation in the midst of increased division, and the responsibilities of Japan and China

Session 4(digital economy):
AI regulations and data distribution for a future digital society

December 5th (Thu) 9:30-11:30am　　Breakout sessions

Youth session:
Is there hope for humanity as the world heads for division?

Session 5 (regional security issues):
Avoiding new sources of tension and bringing peace and stability to Northeast Asia

December 5th (Thu) 1:00-4:10pm　　Plenary session:

Remarks: Japanese Ambassador to China, and Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Wrap-up session:
Panel discussion for Next Decade of Tokyo-Beijing Forum

December 5th (Thu) 4:10-5:00pm　　Press Conference

December 5th (Thu) 6:30-8:30pm　　Reception for 20th Anniversary of Tokyo-Beijing Forum