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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?
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Sustaining Myanmar's Transition: Ten Critical Challenges Ahead
A new Asia Society report takes stock of progress and challenges in Myanmar’s reform process over the past two years and thinks through ways forward for U.S.-Myanmar relations.
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Andrew Billo: 'Forward-Looking Approach' Needed in South China Sea Dispute
Real progress toward resolving one of Asia's most pressing territorial disputes will only come by addressing a host of factors at once.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photos: Kissinger, Bloomberg, C.H. Tung Join Notables Examining Future of US-China Relations
A slideshow captures speakers, panelists, and special guests at an event centered on potential collaboration between the U.S. and China.
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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.
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