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The Middle East: US Moves Out, China Moves in?

Ahead of Vali Nasr's June 17 discussion on the U.S. and China in the Middle East, what are the signs that China will step in to fill the void left by U.S. reluctance to engage further in the region? more
Orville Schell: Summit an Opportunity for 'Breakthrough' in US-China Relations

On the eve of this weekend's summit, a veteran China-watcher says U.S.-China relations could stand a little Confucian "rectification." more
Video: Don't Overstate the Meaning of Obama-Xi Summit, Says Ouyang Bin

Ouyang Bin, Arthur Ross Fellow at Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations and Associate Editor of ChinaFile, wouldn't call Xi's first presidential state visit to the United States a historic meeting. more
The Obama-Xi Summit 2013

Ongoing Asia Society coverage of the historic tete-a-tete June 7-8 at Sunnylands, the former Annenberg Estate, located in Rancho Mirage, California. more
Obama-Xi: A 'Getting-to-Know-You Session' With 'Huge, Huge Stakes' [Video]

Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski appeared on CNBC early this morning to discuss the two-day "informal" summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. more
Watch Outgoing National Security Adviser Tom Donilon's Major Address on Asia

Donilon's March speech at Asia Society New York outlined the Obama administration's Asia-Pacific policy in its second term. He'll be honored at Asia Society's D.C. awards dinner next week. more
Video: Orville Schell on the Upcoming Obama-Xi Presidential Summit in California

As Chinese President Xi Jinping and Barack Obama prepare for their "casual" summit June 7-8 in California, we asked Orville Schell, director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, why this particular meeting is so important. more
At Upcoming Obama-Xi Summit, Don't Expect 'Deliverables'

Former Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg and Asia Society Associate Fellow Susan Shirk offer their thoughts on the June 7-8 meeting in California. more
White House Visit for Myanmar's Thein Sein Historic, and Earned

In a show of just how far Myanmar has come, President Thein Sein — the unlikeliest of reformers — is in Washington to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. more
Video: What to Look for When Myanmar's Thein Sein Visits the White House

Asia Society's Vice President of Global Policy Programs Suzanne DiMaggio says the meeting is an opportunity for both leaders to "further solidify the normalization process of U.S.-Myanmar relations." more
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