On the afternoon of December 11th (Thursday) from 12:30 to 4:45 PM EST, the Gold International Strategic Research Institute, headquartered in Washington, will host a forum on strengthening alliances in the Indo-Pacific region. The Epoch Times and NTD will be live streaming the event with real-time Chinese interpretation subtitles.
The meeting will kick off at 12:30 PM with an introduction by Eli M. Gold, Director of the Gold International Strategic Research Institute.
At 12:35 PM, the first session will focus on strengthening alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region to maintain collective security. Key speakers include General Michael T. Flynn, Chairman of the Gold International Strategic Research Institute, and His Excellency Anthony J. Tata, Deputy Under Secretary of the United States Army for Personnel and Readiness (special guest).
Moving on to 1:40 PM, the second session will delve into rethinking the United States’ defense strategy in the Indo-Pacific region to adjust to the evolving security landscape. Hosted by Steve Lant, a columnist and host of the “Congressional Report” for The Epoch Times, speakers will include retired General Lin Haorong, former Deputy Commander of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, General Charles A. Flynn, former Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific, and Bradley Sey, researcher at the American Freedom Alliance and founding member of the Committee on Addressing Current China Threats.
The third session at 2:45 PM will focus on the Indo-Pacific Engine: Driving Strategic Economic Partnerships with the U.S. Hosted by Lara Logan, journalist and host of “Going Rogue with Lara Logan”, speakers will include Yu Minghuan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colonel John R. Mills, Deputy Assistant Secretary in charge of Cyber and Digital Policy at the U.S. State Department, and Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas.
At 3:45 PM, the fourth session will discuss the role and contributions of the South Korean-American relationship in containing the nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. The panel will be hosted by special guest Robert Bros, Assistant Secretary of Space Policy at the U.S. Army Office of Policy, and speakers will include Wen Chengxuan, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Unification, John Wolstet, Senior Researcher at the Gold International Strategic Research Institute, and Peter Huixi, President and Senior Executive of the Geopolitical Analysis Company Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies.
The forum will conclude at 4:45 PM with closing remarks by General Michael T. Flynn, Chairman of the Gold International Strategic Research Institute.