Forum Program

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*Draft only, program subject to change.


Location: NISCSS Campus, Haikou, China


November 15, 2018

9:00-9:15 Welcoming Remarks

WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies

Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta

09:15-10:45 Panel I: Reviewing Reginal Maritime Security: Current Geopolitics and Beyond

Moderator
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies

Speakers:
YANG Li, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Peace, Stability And Rules-Making In The South China Sea: Challenges And Opportunities

MASAFUMI Iida, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Security Environment in the East China Sea

Ja Ian CHONG, National University of Singapore
Common Aversions, Uncommon Cooperation, and ASEAN's South China Sea Test

James BOUTILLIER, Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Force Headquarters
Sino-Russian Collaboration in the High North

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break


11:00-12:30 Panel II: Reviewing the Law of the Sea: Recent Development in Global and Regional context

Moderator:
Ted MCDORMAN, Professor, University of Victoria

Speakers:
Phillip SAUNDERS, University of Dalhousie
Resolution of Marine Jurisdictional Entitlements in the Arctic: The LOS 1982 Regime and Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation

Michael Sheng-ti GAU, Hainan University
The Limits of the Continental Shelf Established Not on the Basis of the Recommendations of the CLCS: A Case Study

Leonardo BERNARD, Wollongong University
Recent Precedents of Maritime Boundary Cases and Their Impact to East China Sea Maritime Disputes

HONG Nong, Institute for China-America Studies / China Institute, University of Alberta
BBNJ Negotiation in the Context of the South China Sea: with a Focus on Area-based Management Practice

12:30-14:00 Lunch at NISCSS

14:00-15:30 Panel III: Maritime Operations and the Law

Moderator:
Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta

Speakers:
TED MCDORMAN, University of Victoria
The Safety of Navigation in the Arctic Ocean and the Role of Coasts Guards

Sukjoon YOON, Korea Institute for Military Affairs, South Korea
Issues and Resolution of Maritime disputes in Northeast Asia?

David N. GRIFFITHS
International Ocean Institute-Canada
Incident Management Among Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies

LIU Xiaobo
National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
China's Maritime Law Enforcement: Role of China's Coast Guards & Other Actors

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break


15:45-17:15 Panel IV: Exploring Maritime Cooperation: With and Beyond National Jurisdiction

Moderator:
Jia WANG, Deputy Director, China Institute, University of Alberta

Speakers:
David VANDERZWAAG, Dalhousie University
Marine Cooperation in the Arctic: Edging Forward in a Sea of Challenges

NGUYEN Truong Giang, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Cooperation between ASEAN and China on Maritime Issues on the South China Sea

Rommel C. BANLAOI, Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research
Philippines-China Planned Joint Exploration Of Oil And Gas In The South China Sea: Building Blocks And Roadblocks In Maritime Cooperation

SHI Yubing, Xiamen University
Regulating Low-Carbon Shipping for Climate Change Mitigation: Opportunities for Cooperation between China and the Arctic States


November 16
Venue: C211 at NISCSS campus

09:00-11:00 Roundtable Discussion: Policy Proposals of Ensuring Maritime Security in Asia Pacific and the Arctic and Regional Cooperation

Moderators:
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies

Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta


11:00 Concluding Remark


Gordon HOULDENDirector, China Institute, University of Alberta

WU Shicun
President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies