Japan’s Foreign Policy and High-Tech Competition with China

On August 5, 2020, NBR held a virtual Chairman’s Council event with Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Secretariat of Japan, who has recently joined the NBR board of directors. Kanehara-san spoke on how Japan and other democratic nations are strategizing to respond to the rise of China. There was a lively discussion with Kanehara-san, moderated by NBR board member Tom Robertson, with questions from a variety of perspectives, including economics, trade, and military strategy.

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