As the country with the largest population, economy, and military in Asia, China exerts tremendous influence on day-to-day developments and long-term trends related to international security, prosperity, and sustainability in the region and across the globe. As its power and influence grow, China’s rise will continue to shape power dynamics in the Asia-Pacific and raise questions about the future of regional and international order.
ASPI convenes strategic dialogues and discussions and produces reports and expert commentary to deepen understanding about China and its impact on the region, as well as expand cooperation among China, the United States, and other Asia-Pacific countries. ASPI President Kevin Rudd leads an initiative on the future of U.S.-China relations . Additionally, The China Dashboard: Tracking China’s Economic Reform Program, a joint project of the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Rhodium Group, tracks China’s progress toward its self-defined reform objectives in 10 essential economic policy clusters. And through its initiative Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market, ASPI provides insights into the future of sustainability in Northeast Asia and emphasizes China’s integral role.
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The country's eventual transition to liberal democracy once seemed inevitable — but Kevin Rudd argues that the country has redefined what the "end of history" really means.
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interviewKevin Rudd talks about the diplomatic gambles Donald Trump is taking through his North Korea diplomacy and trade talks with China.
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interviewLindsey Ford explains the strategic U.S.-China-North Korea triangle and how it pertains to the North Korea nuclear negotiations.
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articleJohn Van Oudenaren writes that Trump’s failure to coordinate with China before attempting North Korea diplomacy doomed the endeavor from the start.
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interviewKevin Rudd on how Australia should respond to China's growing influence in the region.
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In an excerpt from his new book "Not for the Faint Hearted," the former Australia prime minister and current Asia Society Policy Institute president describes his lifelong fascination with the Middle Kingdom.
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articleWendy Cutler writes that the Trump administration should seek a long-term solution to the United States' trade differences with China.
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articleAnubhav Gupta on the implications of the Modi-Xi informal summit in China on April 27-28.
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articleKevin Rudd on the core Interests that shape China's behavior in the world.
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interviewWendy Cutler on the Trump administration's trade delegation to China for two-day, high-level economic meetings.