On Tuesday July 18 and Wednesday July 19, 2023, The Genron NPO will host the Asia Peace Conference 2023, bringing diplomatic and security experts together with former military officials from Japan, the US, China, and South Korea for a multilateral dialogue in Tokyo.

　Dialogue between the US and China was set in motion this week, showing that the previously tense relationship between the two great powers is beginning to change. According to a survey conducted by Genron in June, Japanese experts perceive the greatest security risk in northeast Asia to be the US-China conflict, but the question remains about whether this move towards re-establishing dialogue between the countries will lead to a healthy, stable relationship. Meanwhile, Northeast Asia is dealing with the Taiwan Strait issue, North Korea's nuclear missile program, and a number of other security challenges, and with no guardrails in place between the US and China, there is a danger of accidents escalating into something more.

　It is for these reasons that the Asia Peace Conference is gathering experts and former top-level government officials from the US and China for the first time in three years in Tokyo, where representatives from the four participating countries will discuss the most pressing security issues currently faced by the region, and the relationship between the two great powers, the US and China. The day of the conference will also see the release of Security Risks Facing Northeast Asia in 2023, a report based on an opinion survey of experts in Japan, the US, China, and South Korea, whereupon further discussion will be conducted based on the analysis of the 200 expert respondents.

　We hope you will be able to join us on Wednesday July 19 for the open forum, which will feature a panel of experts from all four countries, and for the panelist reception to be held after the open forum.