This page features all video coverage of Asia Society New York's recent Current Affairs programming. Please note: Clicking on a video will send you to Asia Society's global video gallery.
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times discusses the role of human rights in contemporary China in the decades following the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Discussing the Tiananmen Square massacre, author Zha Jianying and Arthur Ross Director Orville Schell debate whether China could ever learn to address its own atrocities.
The writer and journalist recounts the "sense of innocence and solidarity" she witnessed among bystanders, even as people were being shot in front of their eyes.
Witnesses reflect on the events that took place in the months leading up to the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre — and how the Chinese government has been so effective at erasing history in the 30 years since that fateful day.
The Rappler CEO and co-founder describes her persecution under President Rodrigo Duterte and reiterates her call for press freedom at the 2019 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia ceremony.
Following speeches by Maria Ressa and Marcus Brauchli, Edward Wong moderates a conversation with Associated Press journalists and 2019 Osborn Elliott Prize winners Yanan Wang and Marjorie Miller.
What are the implications for free speech and freedom of expression in increasingly right-wing and repressive regimes? MacArthur Fellow Ayesha Jalal discusses with distinguished scholar of religions Wendy Doniger.
Panelists addressed the impact of Belt and Road Initiative development on Pakistan's environment and ecology. How will the country balance economic growth with environmental stewardship?
