Japan and the United States represent two of the world’s largest economies, with an interdependent trade relationship that surpassed $200 billion in 2007. Confronted by a restructuring of the world’s financial system and changes to the global trade environment, including American protectionism, the growth of Chinese export power, and the...

This AEI conference will address the importance and impact of the APEC summit, as well as long-term U.S. policy and interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

The US and Japan, as the world's biggest economies, have a strong interest in setting the pace for global standards in any regional consolidation.