As the country with the largest population, economy, and military in Asia, China exerts tremendous influence on day-to-day developments and long-term trends related to international security, prosperity, and sustainability in the region and across the globe. As its power and influence grow, China’s rise will continue to shape power dynamics in the Asia-Pacific and raise questions about the future of regional and international order.
ASPI convenes strategic dialogues and discussions and produces reports and expert commentary to deepen understanding about China and its impact on the region, as well as expand cooperation among China, the United States, and other Asia-Pacific countries. ASPI President Kevin Rudd leads an initiative on the future of U.S.-China relations . Additionally, The China Dashboard: Tracking China’s Economic Reform Program, a joint project of the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Rhodium Group, tracks China’s progress toward its self-defined reform objectives in 10 essential economic policy clusters. And through its initiative Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market, ASPI provides insights into the future of sustainability in Northeast Asia and emphasizes China’s integral role.
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articleThe Center for China Analysis (CCA) is pleased to publish short perspectives on key outcomes of the Two Sessions by seven Asia Society experts.
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articleLi Shuo and Taylah Bland analyze China's climate directives from the two sessions.
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reportDaria Kurushina explores Japan-ROK-China relations after the Fukushima wastewater release.
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articleDiana Choyleva writes about the competing demands of security and economic development in China on the eve of China's annual National People's Congress.
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articleKazakhstan was recently categorised by the German analytical centre, ‘Foundation for Science and Politics,’ as a ‘middle power’ – a nation with considerable influence in the global political and economic arena.
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paperNeil Thomas and Jing Qian write about what to expect from the upcoming Two Sessions in March and what it says about where China is heading.
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paperFarwa Aamer unravels Pakistan's post-election maze, such as the evolving power dynamics amidst allegations of vote rigging, and explores Pakistan's economic, political, and diplomatic challenges as she sheds light on the path ahead.
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articleCurrent Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is set to succeed Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the country’s eighth president as we see what this presidency might mean for the Asia-Pacific.
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paperLyle Morris unpacks what Taiwan's recent elections mean for the people of Taiwan, Taiwan-Mainland China affairs, and Taiwan-U.S. relations.
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articleHun Manet, the new Cambodian prime minister and son of the previous prime minister and former general Hun Sen, recently announced the implementation of a new strategic policy for local agricultural development.