The Asan Institute recently held its inaugural forum in Beijing on Sino-Korean relations: “Korea and China: Next 20 Years.” The two-day forum drew participants from South Korea, China, Japan, and the United States. While the dominant theme of the forum was the nature of and prospects for a stronger relationship between China and Korea, the participants carefully considered this relationship from the perspective of multiple triangles, including North Korea, Japan, and the United States. The forum also put China-Korea relations into a wider regional context, examining security and economic cooperation and contestation among multiple regional powers. The program of the forum, as well as brief summaries and video footage of each session can be found on the Asan Institute's website.¹ This synopsis presents a thematic analysis to encourage further reflection and debate on the Sino-Korea relationship and its regional implications.

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