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Asia Society Delegation Visits Myanmar (January 2012)

Submitted by Johan Kharabi on February 15, 2012 - 5:27pm

An Asia Society delegation visited Myanmar in January 2012 to engage in a Track II dialogue with the Myanmar Development Resources Institute (MDRI), a newly created, independent think tank based in Yangon. The goal of this informal dialogue is to establish an ongoing channel of communication between experts from both countries and to explore opportunities to advance U.S.–Myanmar relations during a particularly fluid and fragile period of transition in Myanmar. Read more »

Perry Link on the 'Iconoclast' Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo

SAN FRANCISCO, January 26, 2012 — China expert and UC Riverside professor Perry Link reads passages from a new book he edited, No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems by Liu Xiaobo, an anthology by the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. (3 min., 52 sec.)

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Stephen Bosworth: China, the US, and North Korea

NEW YORK, January 23, 2012 — Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen W. Bosworth surveys three White House approaches to North Korea and describes China's motives for backing the Pyongyang regime. (4 min., 54 sec.)

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North Korea's Political Transition (Complete)

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APEC: Its Strategy, the US' Role, and China's Future (Highlights)

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Special Briefing on APEC 2011 Outcomes (Complete)

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