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| April 2014 |
 EAI Working Paper on China's Diaspora Policy
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Shen Ding examines how China, facing the challenge of improving its national image to international audiences, embraced soft power and public diplomacy in its diaspora engagement policies during the Xi Jinping era. Ding argues that these new policies helped the Communist government project a more positive image of China abroad by ultimately affecting identity construction of the Chinese diaspora population.
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 Special Commentary Series on the S. Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Summit
In light of the South Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral summit in the Hague on March 25, EAI published a special commentary series by Chaesung Chun and Won-Deog Lee to discuss its implications to the current and future regional dynamics. Chaesung Chun highlights that the summit was held amidst the U.S.'s declining leverage in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. Chun argues that Seoul should pursue measures to promote trilateral cooperation, as well as resolve Tokyo's problematic perception of history. In response to this, Won-Deog Lee points out the deterioration of relationship between Seoul and Tokyo is based on dangerous misperceptions of the two countries and proposes bilateral engagement at both societal and governmental levels as a solution.
[EAI Commentary No.33] Allied with a Declining Hegemon? South Korea's Choices in the Washington-Seoul-Tokyo Triad
[EAI Commentary No.34] No Way Out?: The Trilateral Summit in the Hague and its Implications to South Korea-Japan Relations
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Smart Talk on South Korea's Middle East Policy
 Alon Levkowitz, professor at Bar-Illan and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, visited EAI on April 14 and analyzed the past and present states of the South Korea-Israel relation and changes in South Korea's Middle East policy since the Cold War. At the forum, participants also discussed possible areas of future bilateral cooperation including security, "creative economy," and middle power diplomacy.
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 GlobalNet21 Forum on Collaborative Future of Korea and Japan
The 24th Global Net 21 Forum on "Korea-Japan's Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity of East Asia" was held on April 9. The Japanese Ambassador to Korea, Bessho Koro, was invited to open the forum with his presentation on how collaboration between Korea and Japan would contribute to bringing stability to East Asia. Participants then discussed the challenges and solutions to strategic cooperation between the countries.
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 W1° Organizes its First Charity Sale for Donation
As a group of EAI's female supporters dedicated to improving the world's happiness index by one degree with something small, W1° organized a charity sale as its first fundraising event at Seoul Club on April 15. The profits from the event will be used for EAI's education and scholarship programs which cultivate Korea's young leaders.
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EAI Invited to the Council on Councils Third Annual Conference
Sook-Jong Lee, president of East Asia Institute, and Hyung-min Joo, chair of EAI's North Korean Studies Center, will attend the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference in May organized by the Council of Foreign Relations. This year, the participants will discuss six major themes which include: humanitarian intervention since Rwanda; the future of Internet governance; governing global finance; emerging global health challenges; climate change; and proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles. President Lee will present her paper during the panel on climate change.
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 Apply for the EAI Fellows Program 2014-2015
Applications for the EAI Fellows Program 2014-15 are open for submission until July 30, 2014. This program offers selected fellows the opportunity to present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current regional issues, at two or more partner institutions in East Asia. Please see the EAI website for more details.
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