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Friday 21 Mar 2025 | 12 - 3 p.m. Hong Kong Time
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Global Public Opinion: How Does the World See China?
Monday 24 Mar 2025 | 3 - 4 p.m. New York Time -
Britain's Role in an Uncertain World
Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 | 12 - 2 p.m. Hong Kong Time -
Taiwan Policy Under Trump 2.0: Changes on the Horizon?
Friday 28 Mar 2025 | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. New York Time -
Trump's Trade Policies: Where Will They Lead?
Monday 31 Mar 2025 | 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time -
Trump 2.0: Perspectives from Asia
Tuesday 01 Apr 2025 | 11:45 - 1:45 p.m. Hong Kong Time -
Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill #12
Thursday 03 Apr 2025 | 9 - 10 p.m. Japan Time -
Ambassadors’ Circle with Peruvian Ambassador
Thursday 03 Apr 2025 | 8 - 9:15 a.m. Japan Time -
Gen A: Roundtable with John Lee
Monday 07 Apr 2025 | 12 - 1 p.m. Switzerland Time -
The War for Chinese Talent in America [Cancelled]
Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 | 5:45 - 7:20 p.m. Hong Kong Time -
ASEAN Caught Between China's Export Surge and Global De-Risking: Navigating New Economic Realities
Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 | 8 - 9 a.m. Washington, D.C. Time -
What the First Ninety Days Reveal About the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Monday 21 Apr 2025 | 11 - 1 p.m. Seattle Time
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Simona Grano assesses how variables including Europe’s strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Taiwan policy, and the U.S.-EU relationship in the second Trump administration will influence EU-Taiwan relations.
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paper/ Asia Society Policy Institute
EU-Taiwan Relations: Navigating PRC Pressure, U.S.-China Competition, and Trump’s Foreign Policy
Simona Grano analyzes the positive momentum in Europe-Taiwan relations as the two navigate a range of geopolitical issues. -
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Event Recap: Executive Roundtable on U.S.-Japan Relations Updates – Views from Washington
March 13, 2025 - Recap from Emma Chanlett-Avery's updates from Washington on U.S.-Japan relations -
Watch a webinar co-hosted by the Center for China Analysis and the South China Morning Post featuring Neil Thomas and Lizzi C. Lee in conversation with Chow Chung-yan.
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podcast/ Switzerland
What's Bonding Beijing and Bern?
Switzerland was one of the first western nations to recognize the People's Republic of China, in 1950, and one of the first to reach a free trade agreement with Beijing as well, in 2013. Historian Ariane Knüsel explores the special bond. -
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The Japan-U.S. Alliance at a Pivotal Moment and the Path Ahead
in January, ASPI hosted a conference on the U.S.-Japan relationship and shares key takeaways from the conference and the future of U.S. - Japan relations after the Trump-Ishiba summit. -
Read Center for China Analysis experts' key takeaways from the Two Sessions in China, including their take on Premier Li Qiang's Government Work Report and what it revealed about China's economic targets and policy priorities for 2025.
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ASEAN Must Juggle China's Export Surge With Global De-Risking
China's industrial overcapacity is flooding ASEAN markets, testing the region's trade policies, write Brendan Kelly and Shay Wester in an op-ed for Nikkei Asia.
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Philippe Le Corre analyzes the China-Europe relationship in the context of recent changes in the U.S. government and other geopolitical developments.
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Establishing a Positive Regulatory Environment for Cloud Security in APEC
Shay Wester looks at how APEC economies can develop regulatory frameworks that enhance cloud security, build trust, and advance innovation and digital transformation. -
In a time when trade, technology, and global power dynamics are more interconnected and in flux than ever before, our 2025 TOY Senior Fellow John Lee provides perspective on where things stand.
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paper/ Asia Society Policy Institute
That's What (Economic) Friends are For: Guiding Principles to Boost Supply Chain Security
Jane Mellsop analyzes the United States' friendshoring policy and how to boost supply chain security and resiliency.