On May 22-23, 2018, the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS) of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) conducted its annual quadrilateral dialogue in New York City involving 36 scholars, current and former officials from the United States, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Topics discussed included an overview of the security situation in the Asia Pacific (or Indo-Pacific), North Korea policy under Trump, and relations among the major powers, followed by a discussion of policy recommendations. Several participants also took part in a public panel on “After the Olympics Detente: Policy Coordination on the North Korean Nuclear Issue” organized by NCAFP and the Japan Society, which can be viewed here.
The meeting took place shortly after North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s summit meetings with ROK President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping (twice) and prior to the anticipated historic summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.