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Photo of the Day: Self-Portrait with Monument

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A Chinese security guard stationed on the Great Wall looks his best before a visit by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. 

January 12th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

China Tears Down Ai Weiwei's Studio

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of his home in Beijing, where he remains under house arrest, on Nov. 7, 2010. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ai Weiwei's case suggests China may be ratcheting up the pressure against its internal critics.

January 12th by Geoff Spencer | Comments

Photo of the Day: Slain Pakistan Governor Is Mourned

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Pakistani civil society activists light candles in front of a portrait of the slain governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer.

January 7th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Queensland Flooding Continues

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Floodwaters spread across the runway of the airport at Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland, Australia.

January 3rd by Bill Swersey | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Photo-Op for a Young Afghan

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An Afghan child stands near US soldiers from Alpha Troop 1-75 Cavalry 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division leaving the Siah Choy village during a foot patrol in Zari district of Kandahar province on December 21, 2010.

December 21st by | Comments

The Power of Diplomacy: An Indonesian Perspective

In Houston on Dec. 17, Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Dino Patti Djalal addressed the primacy of dimplomacy and soft power in his nation's foreign and domestic policy. (ASTC)
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Indonesia's Ambassador to the US addressed the evolution of his nation's partnership with the US and Indonesia's role as an emerging regional power. 

December 21st by Aliya Sabharwal | Comments

Video: War Between North and South Korea Unlikely

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Jamie Metzl discusses the unlikely war between North and South Korea during an appearance on CNN.

December 21st by | Comments

Is China’s Economy Growing Too Fast?

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Jamie Metzl discusses the outlook for China's economy during an appearance on Fox Business.

December 18th by Bill Swersey | Comments

Dalai Lama: Climate Change More Urgent than Tibetan Autonomy

A scene from <i>The Melt</i> compares the level of the glaciers in 1921 to 2007. (Asia Society Center on US-China Relations)
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In a leaked diplomatic cable the Dalai Lama indicates that climate change needs to be the focus of talks with China.

December 17th by Mollie Kirk | Comments

Former Asia Society Chairman Richard Holbrooke Dead at 69

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Read More: Asia Society Mourns the Loss of Richard Holbrooke

December 14th by Bill Swersey | Comments

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