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

Getting Asia to Net Zero

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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

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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

Upcoming Events

In-person

Panel Discussion

The U.S.-Korea Partnership Amid 21st Century Challenges

12 Jun 2023
4 - 7:30 p.m.

Join ASPI, in partnership with the Korea Foundation, for a night of panels discussing Korea's role in the international system across the trade, security, and technology sectors.

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In-person

Meet the Author

Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China

28 Jun 2023
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

New York Time

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Join us for the sixth China Wise book series event with Lynette Ong, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, to discuss her award-winning book, Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China.

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Video

Decoding Chinese Politics: Where is Xi Jinping Taking China in His Third Term?

Policy

/ New York

Decoding Chinese Politics: Where is Xi Jinping Taking China in His Third Term?

Bates Gill officially launches the updated interactive website on the authoritarian regime's politics, followed by an expert panel discussion on where it is heading.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Analysis

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The China Challenge: New Leadership Focuses on the Struggle for Security

Guoguang Wu writes about the focus of China's new leadership in Discourse.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit (SCIS) of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 07, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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What it’s Like to Negotiate a Climate Agreement

Thom Woodroofe writes in the Saturday Paper about COP27 and Australia.

General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a press event with Members of the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Chinese and Foreign journalists at The Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022 in Beijing, China.

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Listen to Xi Jinping About Taiwan

Lyle J. Morris writes in War on the Rocks about what Xi Jinping said about Taiwan in the 20th Party Congress work report.

This combination of pictures created on November 11, 2022 shows US President Joe Biden (L) addresses the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on June 17, 2022 and China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks after walking with members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, to meet the media in the Great Hall of the People

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U.S.-China Relations Remain Fraught, but Xi and Biden Are at Least Willing to Work on Them

Rorry Daniels writes in South China Morning Post about the meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.

article

The Climate Fight Is Asia’s Leadership Opportunity

Kevin Rudd and Ban Ki-moon write in Project Syndicate about the role Asia could play in the fight against climate change.

US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

article

What Biden and Xi Can Agree On

Kevin Rudd writes in The Atlantic about how the leaders of the U.S. and China can lower the temperature between the two countries.

Reports

report

Responding to Trade Coercion: A Growing Threat to the Global Trading System

The Asia Society Policy Institute and the Perth USAsia Centre published a joint report on trade coercion offering ten policy options for governments to consider.

A computer chip with the Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration.

report

Stacking the Deck: China’s Influence in International Technology Standards Setting

Examines China’s influence in digital rule-setting and the implications for global technology competition.

report

Catalyzing India’s Climate Ambition

ASPI Senior Fellow Patrick Suckling sets out how the wider international community should sensitively, constructively, and intelligently work with India to catalyze greater climate ambition in the lead-up to COP26 and beyond.

report

The Avoidable War: The Decade of Living Dangerously

Kevin Rudd writes on navigating the shoals of U.S.-China relations.

report

Understanding American Voter Attitudes Toward U.S.-China Climate Cooperation

For the first time, polls indicate climate change is a top priority for U.S. voters. This joint report analyzes voter attitudes to cooperation with China on climate change.

report

ASPI Notes for the Biden Administration

Creative and practical ideas for how the United States might re-engage in the Asia Pacific in the critical first six months of the new administration.

Featured Work

The Quad Central

A hub for ASPI experts and analysis about the Quad, including an interactive timeline detailing the history of the grouping.
High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero

A high-level and independent commission of Asian leaders to help urgently accelerate the regional transition to net zero emissions.
Building Trade Ties with ASEAN's Emerging Female Leaders

Professional development program for ASEAN early-career female trade experts.
Decoding Chinese Politics

This product helps decode the “black box” of Chinese politics through interactive visualizations and explainer essays that map the Chinese government’s formal institutions, informal networks, key decision-makers, and major policy trends.
Building the Chinese Carbon Market and Its Regional Connections

Works to enhance the regional and global fight against climate change through carbon market maturation and cooperation in Asia.
Cure4Cancer

To accelerate the eradication of cancer (or, to find a cure for cancer), with multi-stakeholder, multi-regional collaboration, which is focused on patient-centric clinical trials and international regulatory harmonization.
Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative Toolkit

The Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) has developed a digital toolkit with the goal of ensuring that Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are mutually beneficial, equitable, inclusive, and environmentally and socially sustainable.
report

Raising Standards: Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Data for Inclusive Development in Southeast Asia

This publication is a compilation of two subject-matter reports on data and artificial intelligence (AI), respectively. Each report canvasses the landscape in five Southeast Asian countries.

Upcoming Events

In-person

Panel Discussion

The U.S.-Korea Partnership Amid 21st Century Challenges

12 Jun 2023
4 - 7:30 p.m.

Join ASPI, in partnership with the Korea Foundation, for a night of panels discussing Korea's role in the international system across the trade, security, and technology sectors.

Buy Tickets
In-person

Meet the Author

Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China

28 Jun 2023
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

New York Time

Calculate your local time »

Join us for the sixth China Wise book series event with Lynette Ong, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, to discuss her award-winning book, Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China.

Buy Tickets

Video

Policy

/ New York

Decoding Chinese Politics: Where is Xi Jinping Taking China in His Third Term?

Bates Gill officially launches the updated interactive website on the authoritarian regime's politics, followed by an expert panel discussion on where it is heading.

Watch Now

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

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

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

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.

Watch Now