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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Commentary
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articleNeil Thomas writes about the annual Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) and what it signals about Xi Jinping's strategy and priorities for the Chinese economy in the year ahead.
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article"Construction challenges aside, a geopolitical interest is obvious" writes Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May.
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articleLi Shuo analyzes China's performance at COP28 and what it means for U.S.-China climate engagement.
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articleEmma Whitmyer writes in East Asia Forum about the likely reasons behind North Korea's decision to close many of its foreign diplomatic missions in 2023.
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reportIn this groundbreaking report, Evan Medeiros writes about the domestic political dynamics in the United States and China and how these forces have had an increasingly negative impact on U.S.-China relations.
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articleRory Gates writes about China's effort to increase its diplomatic, economic, and cultural influence in the Pacific Island Islands and whether the effort has had any real impact.
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articleIn this op-ed for The Diplomat, ASPI Schwarzman Fellow Daria Kurushina examines China-Russia relations at COP28.
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articleYi Chen and Alistair Ritchie write about how potential synergies between carbon market development and power market reform would accelerate China’s green transition in Nikkei Asia.
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articleIn a Foreign Affairs op-ed, Jessica Chen Weiss, along with Bonnie S. Glaser and Thomas J. Christensen, discusses the true sources of deterrence to China regarding Taiwan.
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reportA new report on priorities for Asia to close its climate finance gap and steer towards net zero emissions by mid-century.