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Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge
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About the Project
The sharpening geostrategic competition between the United States and China remains the most consequential challenge facing South Korea. How the South Korean government responds will have longstanding domestic, regional, and global ramifications. Effective U.S.-South Korea alliance coordination vis-à-vis China will require a deeper dialogue to address South Korean concerns and strengthen cooperation with the United States on policy toward China.
The project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge will evaluate South Korea’s options and choices in the context of the rising U.S.-China rivalry and critically evaluate five topics that have the most direct relevance to expanded policy coordination between Seoul and Washington: 1) supply chain resiliency and the securitization of technological development; 2) promotion of joint development of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI); 3) upholding shared democratic values and human rights priorities; 4) strengthening U.S. and South Korean approaches toward Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific; and 5) joint strategies for crisis management in the context of a cross-strait contingency or regional conflict.
The project will result in a book, as well as articles, policy briefings, and meetings, that will assess the extent to which U.S. and South Korean policymakers can better align and coordinate policies toward China in these five critical areas.
This project is made possible through the support of the Smith Richardson Foundation.
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On November 28, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held an in-person workshop on U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward China on supply chain resiliency.
The fifth workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined how the United States and South Korea should strengthen policy coordination on supply chain resiliency.
On November 14, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held an in-person workshop on U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward China on maritime security.
The fourth workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined how the United States and South Korea should strengthen maritime security cooperation.
On November 1, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward China on advanced technology.
The third workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined the opportunities and challenges ahead for the U.S.-South Korea technology partnership.
On June 26, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korean policy coordination toward China on democratic values and human rights.
The second workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined the prospects for enhanced U.S.-South Korean normative cooperation and alignment.
On June 7, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korean policy coordination toward the Indo-Pacific region.
The first workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined the opportunities and obstacles for enhanced U.S.-South Korean policy coordination in the Indo-Pacific region.
No publications were found for this project.