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Asia on Top?

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APEC's recent summit produced a US-China climate deal and the first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But, with territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas still simmering, democracy protests in Hong Kong smoldering, and rival trade pacts dividing the US and China, is the region any closer to achieving long-term stability?

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  1. China’s New World Order

    China’s New World Order

    Nov 12, 2014 Lee Jong-Wha examines the implications of China's growing role in global governance.

  2. Russia and China: The Movie
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    Russia and China: The Movie

    Nov 11, 2014 Ian Buruma examines what two recent films tell us about the alternative to liberal capitalism.

  3. The Return of the Dollar
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    The Return of the Dollar

    Nov 10, 2014 Mohamed A. El-Erian welcomes a strengthening US dollar, but warns that its global benefits are not guaranteed.

  4. APEC at the Apex
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    APEC at the Apex

    Nov 8, 2014 Kevin Rudd says that the main action at APEC's Beijing summit will occur on the sidelines.

  5. In Praise of Global Imbalances
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    In Praise of Global Imbalances

    Nov 7, 2014 Sanjeev Sanyal argues that global economic imbalances may be necessary to revive the world economy.

  6. China’s Questionable Economic Power
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    China’s Questionable Economic Power

    Nov 6, 2014 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. argues that however the Chinese economy's size is measured, it lags far behind the US.

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