East-West Center:
Beijing - A coffee break at the Ministry of Defense forum allowed for informal discussions and debates
East-West Center:
Beijing - Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Hong Lei and Ouyang Yujing, Director General, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, share China’s policies in the South China Sea and with countries around the region and the US
East-West Center:
Beijing - Cultural explorations included a visit to the Great Wall at Mutianyu.
East-West Center:
Beijing - Journalists also met with many analysts; pictured is Zhao Tong an expert from the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy being interviewed by radio journalist Sue Lannin
East-West Center:
Beijing - Meeting with military experts from People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Science and officials from the Ministry of Defense
East-West Center:
Beijing - The Chinese Ministry of Defense organized a 2 ½ hour round table on-the-record discussion with senior leaders from all branches of the armed forces
East-West Center:
Hainan - fishermen from Tanmen fishing village look over maps with the journalists
East-West Center:
Hainan - Fishermen in Tan Men shared their stories of fishing contested areas of the SCS for decades, and how their livelihoods depend on the Sea
East-West Center:
Hainan - Hainan National University
East-West Center:
Hainan - Hainan National University forum
East-West Center:
Hainan - Hainan National University students took part in the forum
East-West Center:
Hainan - Journalists view the newly created archive of China’s historical documents defending its 9-dash line claims in the South China Sea housed at NISCSS
East-West Center:
Hainan - Journalists visited Tan Men fishing village in Hainan where boats were heading out to fish in the South China Sea
East-West Center:
Hainan - Journalists were interviewed by a local tv crew
East-West Center:
Hainan - Philippines journalist Jim Gomez discusses views with Wu Shichun, Director of the National Institute of South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), China’s oldest national think tank on issues related to the South China Sea.
East-West Center:
Hainan - Washington Post journalist Will Englund shares views with students from Hainan Normal University
East-West Center:
Honolulu - A panel discussion with Fellows from China and the Philippines and experts Denny Roy and Alan Friedlander on the South China Sea drew a huge crowd of 85 from the local community.
East-West Center:
Honolulu - a question from the audience, South China Sea panel
East-West Center:
Honolulu - Jefferson Fellow from China, Qin Chen, provides the perspective from China on the South China Sea disputes
East-West Center:
Honolulu - Journalists tour the USS Chaffee, an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, which is part of Pacific Fleet and the US rebalance strategy in Asia Pacific
East-West Center:
Honolulu - Ocean law expert Sherry Broder provides journalists with the history and background on international maritime law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
East-West Center:
Honolulu - Panel Presentation with experts from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS)
East-West Center:
Honolulu - tour of Pearl Harbor
East-West Center:
Manila - a meeting with the Aeta, indigenous people of the Philippines people
East-West Center:
Manila - Ann Hartman, Seminars Specialist, East-West Center with Evan P. Garcia, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
East-West Center:
Manila - Attorney Ramon Agregado, Senior Deputy Administrator for Support Services, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)
East-West Center:
Manila - Attorney Ramon Agregado, Senior Deputy Administrator for Support Services, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) interviewed
East-West Center:
Manila - Brigadier General Guillermo A Molina III, AFP, Deputy Commander, Western Command (WesCom), Armed Forces of the Philippines
East-West Center:
Manila - Gretel C. Kovach, Military Affairs Reporter, U-T San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in discussion with Rear Admiral Caesar Taccao
East-West Center:
Manila - group photo
