Knowledge-Net for a Better World January 2019   The Future of China and the Asia-Pacific Regional Order Research Group Working Paper Series   "Understanding China's Technological and Military Rise" EAI has formed The Future of China and the Asia-Pacific Regional Order Research Group, consisting of scholars with a range of expertise who work to identify major global challenges posed by China's continued growth over the coming decades. This group seeks innovative ways to tackle these challenges and construct a peaceful and prosperous Asia-Pacific era. The group has first focused on analyzing current issues and trends relating to China's economy, energy and the environment, technology, and security, and projecting how these will influence China and the surrounding region over the next decade. The first year of this research has produced a series of working papers to be published; the following are the first two papers of this collection. In the first paper, Sangbae Kim analyzes a new trend in the competition between the US and China in cyberspace by using a framework comprising three-dimensional competition of technology, standards, and charm. Kim's paper is based on the notion that cyberspace is an emerging sphere for US-China power competition as China rises as a global leader in the digital realm with remarkable growth in science and technology. In this new arena, a power game is underway to secure capabilities and resources in technology and data, dominate standards in related sectors, and establish universal norms. [Read More] While Kim concentrates on China's rise in an emerging sphere, Dong Ryul Lee examines the traditional realm. In an effort to understand China's national and regional security strategy, Lee reviews trends in China's military buildup with a focus on defense spending and strategy in response to economic growth. The paper shows that China's defense spending has consistently increased in line with its economic growth and fiscal spending, and that the country has sufficient economic and financial capacity to increase military spending if necessary. However, domestic factors, such as the growing demand for social welfare and population changes, may act as a constraint on this spending in the future. [Read More] Recent Publications Issue Briefing | MIKTA and Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy: Opportunities and Challenges Working Paper | Policy Recommendation for South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy: Cyber Security Working Paper | Policy Recommendation for South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy: South Korea-China Relations     #909 Sampoong B/D, 158, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04548, Republic of Korea Tel 82 2 2277 1683  |  Fax 82 2 2277 1684 | Email EAI | Unsubscribe Copyright 2019 © EAST ASIA INSTITUTE. All Rights Reserved.