Naha City
3rd Dialogue Symposium ~Dialogue with the Mainland (China) ~
Taiwan must not be turned into a battlefield Okinawa must not be a battlefield
- Lecture / Seminar
- Real-life event
Schedule
2023.09.09（土）
Start：13:30 End：17:00
Charge
Admission fee 500 yen
Contents
The “Taiwan emergency” is being talked about on the assumption that it will be carried out between the two sides of the Strait (China and Taiwan) based on the confrontation between China and America. We have listened to Taiwanese commentators at the two symposiums so far, and together we have been thinking about how to prevent a “Taiwan emergency” from occurring. Meanwhile, there have been many voices from people who want to know the thoughts and logic of the continent (China). We have been listening a lot to American and Japanese government officials. As for information, only those originating in America are spreading. That's why I want to have conversations with people on the mainland (China). When considering the current state of speech on the continent, there were also opinions that questioned whether free discussion was actually possible. However, even if it is an official opinion, we think it makes sense to directly listen to the thoughts and logic of people on the continent.
●Event Details
Opening Remarks
Masaaki Kabe (International Political Scientist)
keynote speech
Miyamoto Yuji (former ambassador to China, representative of the Miyamoto Institute for Asian Studies)
keynote speech
Wu Jinan (Honorary President of the Shanghai Japanese Society)
Yan Anlin (Director of the Academic Committee of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies)
Dialogue sessions
Facilitator: Okada Mitsuru (journalist)
Speaker:
Kure Yoriminami
Gan Yasurin
Saya Takara (Professor, Okinawa University)
Yonaha Keiko (former professor at Meio University)
Miyuki Kamiya (Director, Zero Emissions Lab Okinawa)
Aragaki Kunio (Former Ryukyu Shimpo Reporter)
Q&A with the audience
General Comment Zhu Jianrong (Toyo Gakuen University Professor)
Closing Remarks by Minako Morita (Okinawa Times Editorial Committee Chair)
Organizer: Okinawa Dialogue Project to prevent the “Taiwan emergency” (Okinawa Times, Inc.)
Sponsor: Ryukyu Shimpo (Newspaper publisher) (under negotiation)
Grants: Niwano Peace Foundation (Otake Foundation)
Callers (in alphabetical order, as of 2023/8/1)
Akira Shinkawa (former Okinawa Times President) /Izumikawa Tomoki (Okinawa University Regional Research Fellow) /Kenichi Kamisato (Professor Emeritus, University of the Ryukyus) /Okada Mitsuru (Journalist) /Okamoto Atsushi (former Iwanami Shoten President) /Kabe Masaaki (Professor Emeritus, University of the Ryukyus) /Kamiya Miyuki (Director, Zero Emission Lab Okinawa) /Takane Asaichi (former Ryukyu Shimpo President) /Hiroshi Taniyama (former Director, Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)) /Honda Yoshihiko (Taiwan resident) /Maedomari Hiromori (Okinawa International University) Professor) /Jinshiro Motoyama (former representative of the “Henoko” prefectural voting meeting) /Yonaha Keiko (former professor at Meio University)