EVENT [RESOURCES]: Understanding the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Framework and China’s role in the Mekong Region [Bangkok, 3 September 2018]
/Program and List of Panelists:
08.15 - 09.00 Registration
09.00 - 09.15 Welcome remarks by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ake Tangsupvattana, Dean of Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
09.15 - 10.45 Session 1: The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical implications for Asia
Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Carl Middleton, Center for Social Development Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
'Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of the Belt and Road Initiative' by Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS), Chulalongkorn University
'The Belt and Road Initiative: A Perspective from China' by Mr. Li Hong,Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP)
'What does the Belt and Road Initiative mean for US-Thailand relations?' by Benjamin Zawacki, Independent Analyst
'Debt Diplomacy?: The experience of Sri Lanka' by Amantha Perera, Journalist
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.45 Session 2: Transboundary Water Cooperation – Progress and Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Ukrist Pathmanand, Mekong Research Center, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
'Positioning the MRC in the context of the Mekong Lancang Cooperation Framework' by Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun, Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat
'From GMS to Belt and Road Initiative: Continuities and discontinuities in transboundary water governance in the Lancang-Mekong basin' by Dr. John Dore, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
'The implications of the Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noi disaster for transboundary water governance' by Supalak Ganjanakhundee, The Nation (Thailand)
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.45 Session 3: Rise of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Framework: Emerging cooperation issues
Moderator: Kamol Sukin, China Dialogue
'Regional energy cooperation: Institutions, infrastructure and investment' by Courtney Weatherby, Stimson Centre
'Opportunities for sustainable Lancang-Mekong scientific cooperation' by Chayanis Krittasudthacheewa, Stockholm Environment Institute
'The Lancang Mekong Cooperation Framework: Implications for Thailand and ASEAN' by Apichai Sunchindah, Independent analyst
14.45 - 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 - 16.45 Session 4: Reporting on the Mekong and China’s role: Trends, challenges and successes for Southeast Asia’s media
Moderator: Sim Kok Eng Amy, Earth Journalism Network
'Challenges and opportunities reporting on the Mekong from China' by Wang Yan, News China
'Chinese power investment and natural resource governance in Myanmar' by Zayar Hlaing, Mawkun magazine
'Obstacles in covering China-investment-related stories in Vietnam' by Bui Tien Dung, Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper
16.45 - 17.00 Closing Reflections
Dr. Sam Geall, China Dialogue
Professor Surichai Wun’gaeo, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Chulalongkorn University