On Friday, October 25, the Center for a New American Security hosted a half-day experts’ conference, jointly organized with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, on the strategic choices facing China, Japan, and the United States in East Asia entitled, “The Shifting Military Balance in East Asia: Strategic Choices Facing China, Japan and the United States.” Participants in this session included: The Honorable Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Dr. James Przystup, Senior Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Tetsuo Kotani, Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs; Bonnie S. Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Senior Associate, Pacific Forum; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr. Christopher Yung, Senior Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Paul S. Giarra, President, Global Strategies and Transformation; and Komei Isozaki, Visiting Fellow from Ministry of Defense of Japan, Center for Strategic and International Studies.