API Seminar Panel 1: Challenges Facing a Prosperous Asia

The first panel of API Seminar on Feb.27, titled “Challenges Facing a Prosperous Asia”. The panel explored key issues including the transition from a free trade system to a “managed trade system”, US-China Competition going further upstream, and optimistic outlook on cross-strait tension  — all of which have a profound impact on how business is run, and how the positive trajectory in Asia can be sustained across the region.

A sincere thank you to our distinguished panelists Ambassador Franz Jessen, Professor Zhao Hai and Professor Fu-Kuo Liu, as well as our moderator Mr. Ignatius Lim, for an insightful and thought-provoking conversation.
Their perspectives helped frame an important starting point for the day. Before we dive into business topics, we must first understand the strategic realities and challenges that shape Asia’s path forward.