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This picture taken on February 8, 2020 shows Chinese workers building the first rail line linking China to Laos, a key part of Beijing's 'Belt and Road' project across the Mekong, in Luang Prabang. - From an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower projects in Nepal and Indonesia, China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road plan is stuttering under the effects of the deadly coronavirus.

Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative Toolkit

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Strengthening Regional Supply Chain Resiliency Through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)

Getting Asia to Net Zero

Getting Indonesia to Net Zero

Reimagining the TPP: Revisions that Could Facilitate U.S. Reentry

The Evolution of the Global Trading System: How the Rise of Asia and Next Generation Trade Will Shape the Future Economy

Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative Toolkit

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The 2023 Quad Leaders' Summit: What to Expect
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The 2023 Quad Leaders' Summit: What to Expect

Daniel Russel, Takako Hikotani, Richard Maude, and Raja Mohan share insights with Dominique Fraser regarding the anticipated outcomes of the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. Leader’s Meeting.
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Building a More Resilient Supply Chain in the Indo-Pacific: Proposals and Opportunities
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 /  Washington, D.C.

Building a More Resilient Supply Chain in the Indo-Pacific: Proposals and Opportunities

Wendy Cutler, Han-koo Yeo, Andrew Jory, and Iman Pambagyo discuss recommendations for strengthening and expanding supply chain networks through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
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China’s International Mediation Efforts: the Where, Why, and How
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China’s International Mediation Efforts: the Where, Why, and How

Daniel Russel, Martin Indyk, Thomas Pickering, and Rorry Daniels discuss Beijing's motives and prospects as a contributor to diplomacy in Middle Eastern and Russia-Ukraine conflicts.
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The China-Europe Summits: Breakthrough or Breakdown?
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The China-Europe Summits: Breakthrough or Breakdown?

Robin Niblett and Philippe Le Corre speak to Dominique Fraser about how Europe is positioning itself around the world’s two competing blocs.
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Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28
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 /  New York

Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28

Amitabh Kant, Lana Nusseibeh, Hana AlHashimi, and Kevin Rudd discuss opportunities for Asian economies to reduce emissions while enhancing their economies, trade, and peoples’ livelihoods.
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Analysis

US President Joe Biden (L), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L), meets virtually with members of the "Quad" alliance of Australia, India, Japan and the US, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2021. - On screens are Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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The Quad: A Backgrounder

Dominque Fraser writes about the history and evolution of the Quad.
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Even China Isn’t Convinced it Can Replace the U.S.

Jessica Chen Weiss warns in an op-ed in The New York Times about the deteriorating U.S.-China relations and how exaggerated fear increases the likelihood of conflict.
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China's Emissions Trading System is in Need of Attention

Alistair Ritchie and Yi Chen write that China should speed up the development of its National ETS and fully leverage its potential without hesitation.
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A Partnership to Save the Planet

Thom Woodroofe writes on how cooperating on climate change could be the strategic guardrail the United States and China need to stabilize relations.
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The U.S. Shouldn’t Make Its Semiconductor Policy All About China

Johanna Costigan and Aidan Powers-Riggs write in Rest of World about how the U.S. semiconductor policy doesn't just hurt China, but Taiwan too.
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Beijing’s Tech Restructuring Signals Enhanced Competition With the United States

Patrick Beyrer writes about how the reorganization of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology shows Beijing’s innovation policy is increasingly tied to its rivalry with external powers.

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Economic and Environmental Impacts of China’s New Nationwide CO2 Emissions Trading System

This paper describes the results from a general equilibrium model that assesses the potential economic, energy mix and emissions impacts of different future policy options under China’s National ETS over the period 2020–2035.
US President Joe Biden (2nd-L), Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd-R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) announce the Quad Fellowship, a scholarship program that will bring together American, Japanese, Australian and Indian masters and doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study in the United States, during the Quad Leaders Summit at Kantei in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.
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The Quad from the Four Corners

ASPI experts analyze the Quad from the perspective of its four members: Japan, Australia, India, and the United States.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne on February 11, 2022.
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China’s Response to the Quad

Bates Gill writes about China's perspective and concerns about the Quad.
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The Rise of Xi Jinping’s Young Guards: Generational Change in the CCP Leadership

Read about the generational change of leadership within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following the 20th Party Congress in this paper by Guoguang Wu.
Supply Chains
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Strengthening Regional Supply Chain Resiliency Through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)

Han-koo Yeo and Wendy Cutler examine how the IPEF Supply Chain pillar presents a unique opportunity for the U.S. and its partners to enhance the resilience and security of supply chain networks, especially during times of crisis.
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Getting Asia to Net Zero

The Asia-Pacific could add over 6% to its predicted GDP and create more than 36 million additional jobs by the 2030s by aligning its climate action with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 °C temperature goal and hitting net zero emissions by 2050.

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The 2023 Quad Leaders' Summit: What to Expect
Current Affairs
 /  Australia

The 2023 Quad Leaders' Summit: What to Expect

Daniel Russel, Takako Hikotani, Richard Maude, and Raja Mohan share insights with Dominique Fraser regarding the anticipated outcomes of the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. Leader’s Meeting.
Watch Now
Building a More Resilient Supply Chain in the Indo-Pacific: Proposals and Opportunities
Policy
 /  Washington, D.C.

Building a More Resilient Supply Chain in the Indo-Pacific: Proposals and Opportunities

Wendy Cutler, Han-koo Yeo, Andrew Jory, and Iman Pambagyo discuss recommendations for strengthening and expanding supply chain networks through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Watch Now
China’s International Mediation Efforts: the Where, Why, and How
Policy
 /  New York

China’s International Mediation Efforts: the Where, Why, and How

Daniel Russel, Martin Indyk, Thomas Pickering, and Rorry Daniels discuss Beijing's motives and prospects as a contributor to diplomacy in Middle Eastern and Russia-Ukraine conflicts.
Watch Now
The China-Europe Summits: Breakthrough or Breakdown?
Policy
 /  New York

The China-Europe Summits: Breakthrough or Breakdown?

Robin Niblett and Philippe Le Corre speak to Dominique Fraser about how Europe is positioning itself around the world’s two competing blocs.
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Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28
Policy
 /  New York

Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28

Amitabh Kant, Lana Nusseibeh, Hana AlHashimi, and Kevin Rudd discuss opportunities for Asian economies to reduce emissions while enhancing their economies, trade, and peoples’ livelihoods.
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