On 11th April 2018, TCS Secretary-General LEE Jong-heon attended 2018 Boao Forum for Asia and delivered remarks at the Roundtable on Asian Regional Cooperation Organizations with the theme “Innovation, Development and Future of Asian Regional Cooperation”. Mr. CHEN Xiaodong, Assistant Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and leaders from UN, ASEAN, CICA, ASEAN-China Center, ACD Secretariat, SCO, as well as other Asian think-tanks participated in the roundtable to exchange views on future Asian regional cooperation.
SG LEE analyzed the trends of international order in the Post-War era and spoke highly of the significance of regional cooperation as a new governance system. He underlined the importance of trilateral cooperation and the efforts made by TCS to keep the momentum of regional cooperation in Asia. Regarding the role of regional cooperation organizations, he ended his remarks by emphasizing that interconnectivity is the most important key word applicable to future regional cooperation.
