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 /  New York

On Kissinger (Complete)

NEW YORK, June 18, 2019 — Former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord speaks with Orville Schell about his new book Kissinger on Kissinger. Asia Society President Emeritus Nicholas Platt, himself a former ambassador, delivers introductory remarks. (1 hr., 19 min.)

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Current Affairs
 /  New York

Asian Americans in the Political Arena (Complete)

U.S. Representatives Grace Meng and Andrew Kim share their unique experiences, perspectives, and lessons learned throughout their journey in politics.
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Arts
 /  New York

Preview and Discussion: 'Voyage to the East' (Complete)

Join the principal members of the creative team, including the Metropolitan Opera's Tian Hao Jiang, as they perform excerpts from and discuss a new opera by composer Tang Jianping.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

Why Nuclear Weapons Are So Important to North Korea

Anna Fifield and Daniel Russel discuss why Kim Jong Un has gone to such lengths to maintain his nuclear program in spite of international pressure to give it up.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

The Great Successor: Understanding Kim Jong Un and North Korea (Complete)

Anna Fifield discusses her new book with Daniel Russel.
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Policy
 /  New York

How To Build a Better BRI

Daniel Russel lays out a series of recommendations for how China's signature initiative can produce better outcomes for everyone.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

The Shrinking Space for Human Rights in China

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.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

Can There Be a Roadmap for the Future When China Won't Address Its Past?

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.
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Current Affairs
 /  Switzerland

Democracy in Transition? – India After the General Election

In view of India’s most pressing issues James Crabtree and Shaila Seshia Galvin will discuss the implications of the election.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

Zha Jianying Recalls the Moment Soldiers Opened Fire in Tiananmen Square

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.
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Policy

The U.S.-China Trade War, Continued

Wendy Cutler of the Asia Society Policy Institute explores whether and how China and the U.S. might move forward amid the ongoing trade war.
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Current Affairs
 /  New York

ChinaFile Presents: Erasing History — Why Remember Tiananmen (Complete)

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.
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Policy

Trade in Trouble: How the Asia-Pacific Can Step Up and Lead Reforms (Complete)

Wendy Cutler discusses challenges to the trade landscape in the Asia-Pacific region with Rosemary Banks, Ashok Mirpuri, and Jenny Leonard.
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