Category: Policy

President Joe Biden conducts a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia In-Depth Podcast: How To Avoid a U.S.-China War

Kevin Rudd talks to Ian Bremmer about why he doesn't think a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China is inevitable.

March 29th by Matt Schiavenza

Asia In-Depth Podcast: The Ukraine War’s Repercussions in Asia

Current Affairs

Policy

What are the stakes for China, India, and other countries in Asia?

March 1st by Michelle FlorCruz

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Kevin Rudd and Orville Schell on Hong Kong's Pivotal Year

A new national security law for Hong Kong has roiled politics in the territory

Current Affairs

Policy

Two of the world's leading experts on China assess how the events of 2020 will shape Hong Kong's future.

September 10th by Matt Schiavenza

Asia Inside Out Podcast: China's Response to Climate Change

Policy

Former Obama administration official and energy expert David Sandalow joins ASPI’s Thom Woodroofe to discuss the latest climate data from China, the big decisions facing Beijing, and future possibilities for U.S.-China climate cooperation.

August 10th by Anubhav Gupta

Asia Inside Out Podcast: Climate Diplomacy Under a New U.S. Administration

Multimedia

Policy

Thom Woodroofe, Brendan Guy, and Anubhav Gupta discuss what a Democratic victory in November's presidential election would mean for the global fight against climate change.

April 10th by Anubhav Gupta

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Coronavirus — How South Korea Flattened the Curve

South Koreans getting tested for COVID-19

Current Affairs

Policy

Jeongmin Kim and John Delury talk with Tom Nagorski about the country's successful attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus.

April 3rd by Matt Schiavenza

Asia In-Depth Podcast: The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus

Current Affairs

Policy

The negative economic impacts of this virus are already apparent and will likely worsen as the outbreak continues to spread.

March 12th by Michelle FlorCruz

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Revisiting Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Current Affairs

Policy

Days after the 94-year-old was replaced as Malaysia's prime minister, we revisit a conversation he had in 2018 with Kevin Rudd at Asia Society New York.

March 5th by Matt Schiavenza

Asia Inside Out Podcast: Sri Lanka's New Foreign Policy

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R)

Policy

Anubhav Gupta and Dinusha Panditaratne discuss the foreign policy outlook for Sri Lanka under newly-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

February 21st by Anubhav Gupta

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Kevin Rudd on the 'Avoidable War' Between the United States and China

Officials from China and the United States gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2018

Policy

The Asia Society Policy Institute president discusses the dangerous year — and decade — ahead for the world's most important bilateral relationship with Tom Nagorski.

January 28th by Matt Schiavenza

The U.S. and China Conclude a Phase One Trade Deal. What's Next?

Current Affairs

Policy

Key structural issues must be resolved during the next phase of negotiations before the world's two largest economies can set aside their differences.

December 17th by Matt Schiavenza