The 204th Diplomatic Roundtable
“China’s Foreign Policy and Sino-Japan relations under the Trump 2.0”

January 16, 2025
Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)
Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)
The 204th Diplomatic Roundtable, co-hosted by the Japan Forum on International Relations and two other organizations, was held on the theme of “China’s Foreign Policy and Sino-Japan relations under the Trump 2.0”, with MIAO Ji, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Studies, Trilateral Cooperation Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University, as the guest speaker. The Roundtable was held as outlined in 1.-5. and a summary is shown in 6. below.
1. Date and Time: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 2-3:30pm
2. Place: In-person at the JFIR conference room and via ZOOM webinar
3. Theme: China’s Foreign Policy and Sino-Japan relations under the Trump 2.0
4. Speaker: MIAO Ji, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Studies, Trilateral Cooperation Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University
5. Attendees: 36 members
6. Summary
MIAO Ji, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Studies, Trilateral Cooperation Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University, gave a Roundtable on “The Trump Administration’s Policies and the Chinese Perspective”, “Changes in China’s Foreign Policy”, and “Future Sino-Japanese Relations”, followed by a lively Q&A session with the attendees.