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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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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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NEW YORK, January 24, 2012 — Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, formerly the United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy, and Charles K. Armstrong, Asia Society Associate Fellow and Professor of Korean Studies at Columbia University, assess North Korea's transition from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, American engagement, and the threat posed by the country's nuclear program. (1 hr., 6 min.)

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NEW YORK, January 18, 2012 — Karan Bhatia, Matthew Goodman, and William Weldon, discuss the APEC's strategy, the U.S. approach to it and the future of economic growth in China. (6 min., 41 sec.)

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SEOUL, January 18, 2012 — Following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on December 17, 2011, Asia Society South Korea Center recorded some reactions of South Koreans and their thoughts on the future of the Korean peninsula. (2 min., 9 sec.)

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NEW YORK, January 18, 2012 — Cristina Ampil, Karan Bhatia, Matthew Goodman, Oleg Stepanov, William Weldon, and Monica Whaley discuss outcomes of the U.S. APEC year from business and policy perspectives — along with a look ahead at Russia's APEC Chairmanship in 2012. (1 hr., 18 min.)

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NEW DELHI, January 13, 2012 — Manu Joseph, editor of Open and columnist for the International Herald Tribune, explains how he would like to see mass social movements rooted in information and facts. (1 min., 43 sec.)

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NEW YORK, January 13, 2012 — Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd argues that Western nations should respond positively, within reason, to the very recent signs of openness from Burma's military rulers. (3 min., 51 sec.)

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NEW YORK, January 13, 2012 — Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd suggests that aspects of Chinese philosophical tradition, along with simple practicality, could lead China to agree to abide by a multilateral, rules-based international order. (5 min., 31 sec.)

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NEW YORK, January 13, 2012 — Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd assesses China's rise, America's "strategic pivot" towards East Asia, and recent developments in Myanmar. Introduced by former World Bank President and Asia Society Trustee James Wolfensohn. (1 hr., 17 min.)

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