Housing three of the world’s largest economies and most influential nations — China, Japan, and South Korea — as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, and Taiwan — East Asia is a vital center of gravity in the Asia-Pacific. East Asia’s economic development has transformed the economic and strategic dynamic beyond Asia as well, boosting growth and trade across the globe. At the same time, festering historical disagreements, long-standing instability on the Korean Peninsula, enduring maritime disputes, and China’s growing military power raise a number of security concerns for the region and the world.
ASPI’s work on East Asia focuses on enhancing cooperation and dialogue within the region and between its countries and the United States. It also aims to develop mechanisms to enhance regional security, prosperity, and sustainability. For instance, ASPI is working to create a roadmap for linking carbon markets in China, Japan, and the South Korea to facilitate trilateral cooperation and their emissions reduction efforts. It is also engaged in a major initiative to decrease misperceptions and increase cooperation and trust between the U.S. and China. Through public events and expert commentary, ASPI also furthers understanding of the region in the rest of the world.
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articleGenevieve Donnellon-May and Zhang Hongzhou write about the New Land Grain Corridor (NLGC) developed by China and Russia and how it could impact global food dynamics.
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articleBetty Wang analyzes how climate issues have shown up in recent elections in Asia and how electoral outcomes will influence future climate progress.
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articleEvan Medeiros writes about the credibility of "peak China" and what is actually happening in China.
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paperEmma Whitmyer explores South Korea's National Assembly elections and what it means for the country.
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articleWendy Cutler and Jane Mellsop write about China's manufacturing overcapacity and how the global community should respond.
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articleLizzi Lee writes about overcapacity in the Chinese economy and how it affects U.S.-China trade relations.
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articleNeil Thomas analyzes the readout from China's Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference.
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reportA new report on Asia's substantial market opportunities for green hydrogen electrolyzers.
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articlePhilippe Le Corre writes about how France and Germany need to approach China in a coordinated manner.
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articleFarwa Aamer and Blake Berger explore China's BRI investments amid political transitions.
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articleMuyi Yang and Alistair Ritchie write on the crucial role of China in financing the clean energy transition in Southeast Asia.
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articleRead our latest conversation-style piece that brings together experts, Sanam Vakil, Ghazal Vaisi, and Arif Rafiq, to address Iran's election outcomes.
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paperIn Diana Choyleva's second paper in a two-part series exploring Xi Jinping's vision for a "new era," she writes about how Beijing's approach to foreign relations have altered incentives for global actors.
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articleWendy Cutler writes about the important similarities and stark differences between the Biden and Trump approaches to China.
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articleIn recent years, global food security has suffered from overlapping crises caused by conflicts, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in severe food supply disruptions.