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Dr. Antoinette R. Raquiza attended the Russia-ASEAN University Forum, held on 1-2 September 2016 at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok upon the invitation of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) and Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU). The Forum was aimed at promoting shared development and security, academic cooperation, as well as greater cultural understanding between Russia and the Southeast Asian countries.

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A hectic schedule was what APPFI President Prof Aileen Baviera prepared for when she left for New Zealand at the end of August. The main event was the first Conference on National Security organized by Massey University on August 30, where she presented her analysis of geopolitics in the South China Sea. Prior to that, host Rouben Azizian of Massey University arranged for a roundtable chaired by distinguished professor Nicholas Tarling at the Asia Institute of Auckland University, at which three international speakers including Prof Greg Barton of Deakin University, Dr Tang Lan of China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations, and   Dr Baviera of the U.P and APPFI, were invited to share thoughts on ISIS and radicalization, cybercrime, and the South China Sea respectively. From Auckland, the speakers flew to Wellington where Prof David Capie hosted a similar roundtable organized by Asia New Zealand Foundation and the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, held at Victoria University of Wellington.

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The University of the Philippines Asian Center, under its Bugkos Program headed by Dr. Antoinette Raquiza (who is also APPFI’s Vice-President), partnered with Fudan University’s Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries (CCRNC), to organize a conference on the theme “Prospects and Challenges of Philippines-China Relations, Moving Forward”. The conference aimed to assess the status of relations and identify opportunities for greater cooperation between the two countries. It was held at Fudan University’s sprawling campus in Shanghai on August 26.

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QUEZON CITY – ‘In Search of a China Strategy’ was the theme of a recently concluded symposium organized by the Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, Inc. (APPFI) at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, UP Diliman last August 17 and 18.

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