On October 16, 2025 (local time), the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) participated in the 2025 Potomac Dialogue, an international security conference held in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy (CAPS) and co-sponsored by KIMS, the conference convened leaders and experts from the military, government, business, academia, and research communities around the world to exchange views on economic cooperation and regional security in the Indo-Pacific. During the session titled “Why Does Combined-Joint Security Matter?”, VADM (Ret.) Tae-ho Won, President of KIMS, delivered a presentation entitled “China’s Yellow Sea Grey Zone Strategy.” In his remarks, he underscored the importance of strengthened ROK-U.S. cooperation in responding to Chinese maritime activities and addressing emerging security challenges in the region.
