1. The Possibility of Regional Integration in East Asia I37002 Park In Hong

2. 1. World News Briefings ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWJCwO12kLw (Obama’s visit to Japan on 27 th May) ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCzGQnm33LQ (The Philippine’s new president 로드리고 두테르테 )https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCzGQnm33LQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw3uBLOUwfU (Trump’s opinion on South Korea and Japan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw3uBLOUwfU ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLz0JGE6Lg8 (China’s response to Donald Trump) ▶ https://youtu.be/z9pklf71nqE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLz0JGE6Lg8https://youtu.be/z9pklf71nqE (Brazil president was suspended her job to be impeached)

3. 2. the regional integration ▶ “Regional Integration is a process in which neighboring states enter into an agreement in order to upgrade cooperation through common institutions and rules” ▶ Regional integration seems to be the one of method for states to respond efficiently to the danger of globalization. ▶ Commonly, regional organizations aim to get economic benefits by open economy policy and more peaceful political relationship among the countries. But it’s hard to say for it to mean the decrease in sovereignty ▶ Regional organization’s purpose, goal, or activities are various, depending on the situations of those regions

4. 3. Representative Organizations ▶ In America, NAFTA(1994) (North American Free Trade Agreement) Agriculture is covered, and the treaty was accompanied by supplementary agreements on labour and the environments. The purpose was, for participating states, domestic benefits to control the quantity of imports ▶ In South America, MERCOSUR (1991) (Common Market of the South) was made by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It included political cooperation like mutual support for the consolidation of democracy and the ending of rivalry between Argentina and Brazil.

5. 3. Representative Organizations ▶ AU(2002) African Union was made of two organization, the Organization of African Unity(1963), and the African Economic Community(1994), not only the economic cooperation, AU regard also its important task as reducing conflicts. ▶ EU(treaty on EU in 1992) European Union was started from the federal movement after two World Wars, became developed to EU gradually. It is regarded as the most proceeded organization having progressive integration both in economic and political sides.

6. 3. Representative Organizations ▶ ASEAN(1967) (the Association of South-East Asian Nations) it was reaffirmed the special principle that mutual respect, non interference, and peaceful settlement of differences as a new way of peaceful diplomacy ASEAN + three (China, Japan, and South Korea) was established in 1992 It has new vision to have ASEN Security Community, Economic Community, and Socio-cultural Community by 2020. ▶ APEC(1989) the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was formed on the principle of open regionalism. ‘the desire of the non-Asian states of the region to consolidate links with the open market-oriented economies of East Asia’

7. 4. Increasing cooperation among Asian countries ▶ https://youtu.be/0t8CQBj349I APEC as one communication tool for Asia with U.S.https://youtu.be/0t8CQBj349I ▶ https://youtu.be/uc7_uhivhXs (Meaning of ASEAN to East Asian countries)https://youtu.be/uc7_uhivhXs ▶ https://youtu.be/U7FFh2RZrMUhttps://youtu.be/U7FFh2RZrMU ▶ https://youtu.be/2bKSmAuwpS0 (FTA meeting among China, Japan, and Korea)https://youtu.be/2bKSmAuwpS0 ▶ https://youtu.be/Eueixk0XOtE https://youtu.be/Eueixk0XOtE (China, Japan, and Korea had a summit in three years)

8. 5. East Asia countries’ conflicts ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8WHRAfS90w (East Asia Countries’ economic rise and need of deeper cooperation but..) ※ Rather than relationship between China and Korea, relationship between China and Japan, and relationship between Japan and Korea seem to be severe in political aspects. Why do the two countries “dislike” Japan? Can’t we forgive japan with a new future perspective, having more political, economic cooperation? ▶ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFb8N33RkTE&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFb8N33RkTE&feature=youtu.be (China and Japan history and uncomfortable relationship)

9. ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej-jgdO6h_chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej-jgdO6h_c (Territorial Disputes in detail ~ 1 분 30 초 ) ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGW3r-q20EU&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGW3r-q20EU&feature=youtu.be (Real conflicts scences) ▶ https://youtu.be/Lt4hxMWh6lE (Japan and Korea’s conflicts) ※ Territorial disputes are better to be understood as state’s interest to obtain the resource abundant sea region 5. East Asia countries’ conflicts

10. ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0dydp9tbw&feature=youtu.be (Comfort Women report) ▶ https://youtu.be/_Ty44VQl7pQ https://youtu.be/_Ty44VQl7pQ (An interview with a survivor women 1 분 50 초 ~) 5. East Asia countries’ conflicts

11. Japan’s Diplomacy ▶ https://youtu.be/qhMv8RQ3gXQ (The Japanese Prime Minister's visits to the Yasukuni shrine )https://youtu.be/qhMv8RQ3gXQ ▶ https://youtu.be/A40r_KkbT-8https://youtu.be/A40r_KkbT-8 (The former minister’s interview) ※ Japanese Prime Minister’s political approach to East Asian history is quite different from the past minister who acknowledged the faults of Japan in past imperial attacks to China and Korea. When we see his diplomacy, we can assume that Abe turned his diplomatic interest to other states like U.S or Russia rather than historically nettlesome Korea or China ▶ https://youtu.be/lH8N6yoYqtQhttps://youtu.be/lH8N6yoYqtQ (The meaning of re-elected Shinzo Abe in Japan) ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHYA_7mKen0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHYA_7mKen0 (Abe’s diplomacy ~ 7 분 20 초 )

12. Japan’s Diplomacy ▶ https://youtu.be/X4whk9r8pIIhttps://youtu.be/X4whk9r8pII (Japan’s effort to get close to India) ▶ https://youtu.be/qoMOJAVt1KE (Announce one more time the ally of U.S and Japan)https://youtu.be/qoMOJAVt1KE ※ Nowadays, Japanese Minister seems to try to set more peaceful relationship with other neighboring states than in the past, although still, it’s hard to say there’s less political tension among related states

13. Korea’s Diplomacy ※ Korea is showing its diplomatic interest to China ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1pALYuHD60https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1pALYuHD60 ※ But if Korea wants to have two rabbits – U.S and China, It could make U.S. upset ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcgQmkj8jSEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcgQmkj8jSE (Obama’s mention about Korean Presidents diplomacy) ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0I7LrCePMk ( 이란 수교 )https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0I7LrCePMk ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZzSHQStL-4 (APEC Summit)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZzSHQStL-4

14. China’s Diplomacy ※ Now, China is the most busy state making a lot of cooperation with all the other states. ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drV_wmoWZfk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drV_wmoWZfk (In 2015, Xi-Jinping’s diplomacy) ▶ https://youtu.be/YZOxnBWj0Dw (Easier explanation of 2015 China’s diplomacy)https://youtu.be/YZOxnBWj0Dw

15. 1.How do You think - is regional integration in East Asia necessary ? 2.In Japan’s and Korea’s case, are they too conservative in advancing cooperation? 3. How do you think - East Asian Countries are aggressive in historical issues? 4. Are East Asian countries under the process of regional integration? Will they have more tied integration someday? 5.What would be the situation if all these historical and territorial disputes would disappear? 6. In East Asian region, Is the United States competing with China? 7. If Donald Trump became the president of the United States, what would it mean to East Asian cooperation? 8. If the East Asian countries regionally integrate, what would be the figure? Will there be a winner or looser? 9. If the East Asian countries became regionally integrated, What would it impact to the world affairs? Would it impact your countries interests?