On December 5 and 6, 2024, the Center for Chinese Studies of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) held its annual conference on an assessment of China’s situation under the theme “China in 2024: Security and Development amid Uncertainty.”
The conference aimed to assess China’s political, economic, diplomatic, defense, social, and cultural landscape for 2024 and explore implications for Korea-China relations in 2025.
Conference Highlights
This year’s conference consisted of five sessions:
■ China’s Politics and Economy, and Korea-China Economic Relations
■ Korea-China Political and Diplomatic Relations
■ China’s Defense Policy and North Korea-China Relations
■ U.S.-China Relations and China’s Foreign Policy
■ China’s Society and Culture
List of Participants
The two-day conference brought together over 30 prominent China experts, including:
Professor KANG Jun-young (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Director KIM Dong-su (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade)
Director KIM Myung-jin (Defense Intelligence Agency)
Professor KIM Jae-cheol (Catholic University)
Professor KIM Heung-kyu (Ajou University)
Professor MOON Ik-jun (Kookmin University)
Professor MOON Heung-ho (Hanyang University)
Senior Research Fellow PARK Byung-kwang (Institute for National Security Strategy)
Senior Research Fellow LEE Sang-hyun (Sejong Institute)
Former Ambassador SHIN Jung-seung of the Republic of Korea to China)
Former Ambassador JEON Jae-man of the Republic of Korea to Thailand)
Former Ambassador CHO Yong-chun of the Republic of Korea to Kazakhstan
Professor AN Chi-young (Incheon University)
Professor YANG Jeong-hak (Korea Military Academy)
Professor YEO Yoo-gyeong (Kyung Hee University)
Professor LEE Wook-yeon (Sogang University)
Professor JO Kyeong-ran (Yonsei University)
Research Fellow LEE Dong-gyu (Asan Institute for Policy Studies)
Research Fellow LEE Young-hak and Lee Jung-gu (Korea Institute for Defense Analyses)
Research Fellow JEONG Hwan-woo (KOTRA)
Professor LEE Hui-ok (Sungkyunkwan University)
Professor JANF Yoon-mi (Dongseo University)
Professor CHO Young-nam (Seoul National University)
From the IFANS side, Senior Executive Director LEE Moon Hee, Advisor CHO Taiyoung (Center for Japanese Studies), Advisor AHN Youngjip (Center for Diplomatic History Studies), Director-General KIM Jonghan (Department of Indo-Pacific Studies), Director-General CHOI Wooseon (Department of International Security and Unification Studies), Associate Professor/Center Director KIM Han-kwon (Center for Chinese Studies), Research Professor CHOI Jinbaek (Center for Chinese Studies), Researchers PARK MYUNGA, SUH Kyuhyeong, and LEE Su Hyun attended the conference.
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