Ground Truth Briefing: Can Xi Jinping Tackle Reform?
Expectations for China’s Third Plenum meeting are high. The meeting of top leaders is expected to set the direction for domestic policy for the next decade. The risks China faces in deepening its...
View ArticleBiden in Asia: Clearing the Air?
Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Northeast Asia this week on a long-scheduled trip that has taken on new importance. His stops in Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul take place against the backdrop of...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Accidental Conflict in the East China Sea
The clock starts ticking for the next crisis. With China’s announcement of the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea and the strong response from Japan, the United States and...
View ArticleClash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Image Credit: REUTERS/Toru HanaiOriginally appeared in The Diplomat Feburary 4, 2014East Asian countries are each striving to become a “normal country.” In other words, they are unsatisfied with their...
View Article'Missing Histories': History Education and China-Japan Relations
When treating the ill or injured, doctors are incapable of diagnosing patients unless they know the source causing the condition. Similarly, resolving an international conflict of any magnitude...
View ArticleTiananmen as the Turning Point: China’s Impossible Balancing Act
Twenty-five years is long enough to reflect on the real impact and consequences of an event. Unfortunately, for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, a major event that changed the country’s...
View ArticleChina’s New Identity Crisis
Today, students are attempting to occupy the streets outside Hong Kong’s central government complex; 25 years ago, the students occupied Tiananmen in Beijing. However, Hong Kong is not Beijing, and...
View ArticleObama-Xi Meeting: Lowering Expectations?
The Takeaways:1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was the first international meeting hosted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. He was expected to use the platform to underscore...
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Contested Memories and Reconciliation Challenges: Japan and the Asia Pacific...
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View ArticleContested Memories and Reconciliation Challenges: Japan and the Asia-Pacific...
The eyes and ears of much of Asia will be on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he delivers a speech in August 2015 to commemorate 70 years since the end of World War II. It will undoubtedly be...
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