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A panel of New York Times Beijing correspondents gathered onstage at Asia Society New York on February 5, 2013. L to R: Seymour Topping, Fox Butterfield, Nicholas Kristof, moderator Orville Schell, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Joseph Kahn, and Edward Wong. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

Video: Six NY Times Correspondents Share Half-Century of China Experience

Six former and current New York Times China correspondents gathered at Asia Society New York to discuss what's changed, what's stayed the same, and where it's all headed. more

Covering China Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Complete)

Six current and former New York Times China correspondents join moderator Orville Schell in a lively discussion marking the launch of Asia Society's new website ChinaFile. more

Brahma Chellaney: A Commodity 'More Valuable Than Oil'

The Bernard Schwartz Book Award winner describes Asia's looming water security challenges and proposes some potential market- and policy-based solutions. more

2012 Bernard Schwartz Book Award (Complete)

2012 Book Award winner Brahma Chellaney outlines the threats he sees to Asia's water security, and how they might be contained. more
L: "The Great Convergence" by Kishore Mahbubani (PublicAffairs). R: The author.

Book Excerpt: 'The Great Convergence' by Kishore Mahbubani

In an excerpt from his latest book, Singapore's former diplomat and academic Kishore Mahbubani assesses the rise of the middle class in Asia. more

Expert Q&A: Sino-American Energy Diplomacy (Complete)

A panel of policy experts including John Garver, Susana Moreira, Nicholas Thomas, Xu Xiaojie and moderator David Zweig fields questions from the audience regarding U.S. and Chinese energy interests in resource-rich states. more

Experts Discuss Sino-American Energy Diplomacy (Complete)

In a symposium moderated by Professor David Zweig, policy experts discuss the dynamics of U.S. and China energy interests in resource-rich states. more

Shale Gas and the Scramble for Resources

Experts discuss the effect of shale gas on relations among China, the United States, and other countries. more

China’s Power Structure, Five Years From Now

Columbia Professor Andrew Nathan discusses the role of factional relationships, institutionalization of leadership roles, and the vitality of the new leaders in the make up of China's next five years. more

Will Xi Jinping Be Different From His Predecessors?

Professor Andrew Nathan of Columbia University discusses how leadership changes in China are shaped by the times more than straying from the Chinese Communist Party mission. more