ASEAN Community Amidst Post-COVID Indo-Pacific Conflict / Piti SRISANGNAM

Asia’s Post-Pandemic Order and Integration: Outlook of ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific at Crossroads

ASEAN Community Amidst Post-COVID Indo-Pacific Conflict
Piti SRISANGNAM, ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

The year 2021 is when Global Value Chains (GVCs) are at their lowest point. Many believe the GVC will fully recover to the volume of 18 trillion USD again in 2023. International trade advantages through the new trade negotiations is what everyone wants in order to gain the better integration momentum from this GVCs recovery. Unfortunately, the conflict of the great power nations from the transformation of the New World Order could complicate the situation in Indo-Pacific region.

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Session 5 / Asia’s Post-Pandemic Integration : What the Indo-Pacific Should Stand for ?
Chair : Prof. Suthiphand CHIRATHIVAT, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

The session will present and discuss challenging times of Asian integration caused by erosion of global economic order, lingering pandemic crisis and possible recovery, unpredictable trade frictions of major powers, and upcoming regionwide trade agreements of RCEP and CPTPP. The Indo-Pacific has added another dimensions to regional integration, with possible alliances and new ways/models for reimagining trade, investment, technology, and regional value chains. This session will deal with what this changing environment is meant for Asia, Asian integration and, in particular, ASEAN, in terms of policy preparedness and adjustment to be implemented.

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“Asia’s Post-Pandemic Order and Integration : Outlook of ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific at Crossroads” is an international conference organized by The Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC-CNRS) with the ASEAN Studies Center (Chulalongkorn University) in Bangkok, and the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC), RIS in New Delhi.
8-9 July 2021 - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok