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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/the-u-s-and-asia-toward-economic-integra
 tion-or-fragmentation/
SUMMARY:The U.S. and Asia: Toward Economic Integration or Fragmentation?
DESCRIPTION:With the U.S.-China rivalry entering a more dangerous stage\, A
 sia’s stunning economic success in recent decades through greater trade 
 and integration — and its benefits to the United States — is now under
  strain. Washington has ramped up its security strategy to counter\, even 
 contain\, China through the AUKUS pact and by backing greater spoke-to-spo
 ke security connectivity between its allies and partners. China’s intrus
 ions in its neighborhood have sparked concerns in South and Southeast Asia
 . Responding to criticism of a lack of a U.S. economic strategy for Asia\,
  Washington has unveiled a new initiative — the Indo-Pacific Framework f
 or Prosperity (IPEF) — which has attracted fourteen Asian and Pacific st
 ates thus far. However\, details of the IPEF still remain unclear. The reg
 ion has not waited for the United States however\, and forged ahead with t
 he CPTPP and (ASEAN-led) RCEP trade agreements and the continuing strength
  of the APEC grouping.  Does the U.S. economic strategy in the Asia-Pacifi
 c tilt too far toward zero-sum competition and not enough toward cooperati
 on with China? Can the pathway of greater economic integration and trade f
 acilitation continue in the region\, and how can American anxieties on pot
 ential job losses be addressed? How can the United States and Asia work to
 gether to combat common challenges such as climate change and pandemics?  
 To explore these issues in greater depth\, the Quincy Institute will host 
 a panel discussion featuring Rebecca Sta. Maria\, Executive Director of th
 e Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat based in Singapore\
 , Marc Mealy\, Senior Vice President-Policy at the US-ASEAN Business Counc
 il\, and Sarang Shidore\, Director of Studies at the Quincy Institute. Mic
 hael D. Swaine\, Director of QI’s East Asia program\, will moderate.   
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