Shutting out China not the answer: Trilateral Commission members

Asia will continue to push for globalization and integration, key players say

20221122 From left, International House of Japan Chairman James Kondo and Shearman and Sterling LLP Asia Regional Partner Masahisa Ikeda

Trilateral Commission members James Kondo, left, International House of Japan chairman, and Masahisa Ikeda, Shearman & Sterling LLP Asia regional managing partner, speak to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- The Trilateral Commission, a secretive nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation among the U.S., Europe and Asia, recently allowed Nikkei reporters to sit in during a two-day session of its Asia-Pacific wing. This was the first time in its 50-year history that the group allowed reporters to listen to its entire deliberations.

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