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Video: Election Ushers in ‘New Model’ of Democracy for Pakistan

Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas tells CNN that although Nawaz Sharif won the prime ministership for the third time in his career, the election showed progress in Pakistan’s democratic system.

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The New Yorker’s China correspondent on the meaning behind Chinese President Xi Jinping’s political slogan, and the obstacles in its way.

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Video: ‘Artful Recluse’ Showcases Chinese Painting and Poetry of a Turbulent TIme

Asia Society Museum’s latest exhibition explores the concept of reclusion in Chinese art shaped by political and social changes in China during the 17th century.

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Simply put, ChinaFile is indispensable,” Evan Osnos, The New Yorker magazine’s China correspondent and an early ChinaFile reader, said. “In an age when China is no longer a mystery, ChinaFile will be the leading source for those who distinguish between information and deep knowledge.

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Evan Osnos: ‘Simply Put, ChinaFile is Indispensable’ 

Today marks the official launch of ChinaFile, a new website project by Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations that promises “a wealth of resources in English for the aspiring China Hand.”

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I think without question, Obama’s most effective nominee in his first term was Hillary Clinton. Losing her is obviously quite a blow, but Kerry has been nominated largely to uphold her goals and the trajectory for American foreign policy that Hillary established. Any talk that Kerry is “partly at odds” with the pivot to Asia is exaggerated. Kerry will treat the pivot as the overwhelming priority that it is.

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Ian Bremmer: Obama Should Team With China on ‘Joint Clean Energy Push’

Three questions for political scientist Ian Bremmer, who appears in conversation with Kishore Mahbubani on Wednesday, February 6, at Asia Society in New York. Tune in at 6:30pm ET for the free live webcast.

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Videos: Will Xi Jinping Differ From His Predecessors?

Political scientist Andrew Nathan discusses newly installed Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s relationship to his predecessors Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin, the likelihood of political reform under Xi.

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Coups, Kashmir, and Clerics: Is Pakistan Headed for Delayed Elections? Asia Society Associate Fellow Faiysal Alikhan says due to tensions roiling the country “it seems unlikely” that Pakistan’s historic elections later this year will be held as scheduled. Read the full story here

Coups, Kashmir, and Clerics: Is Pakistan Headed for Delayed Elections?

Asia Society Associate Fellow Faiysal Alikhan says due to tensions roiling the country “it seems unlikely” that Pakistan’s historic elections later this year will be held as scheduled.

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Accuses India of ‘War Mongering’ NEW YORK, January 15, 2013 — Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar escalated the war of words between India and Pakistan Tuesday night at Asia Society in New York, calling Indian government officials “war mongerers.” “What do we see today?” Khar asked the packed house. “We see three incidents across the LOC (line of control) and we see war mongering which puts the last 60 years actively back into our memories. War mongering coming in from the other side of the border, which I thought was the thing of yesteryears and the thing that we had put behind us.” Pakistan’s relationship with neighbor and rival India is on shaky ground, following the deaths of Indian troops in Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today Pakistan’s failure to investigate the alleged killings signified the end of “business as usual” between the countries. And today came reports that Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in the disputed territory. Read the full story here.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Accuses India of ‘War Mongering’

NEW YORK, January 15, 2013 — Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar escalated the war of words between India and Pakistan Tuesday night at Asia Society in New York, calling Indian government officials “war mongerers.”

“What do we see today?” Khar asked the packed house. “We see three incidents across the LOC (line of control) and we see war mongering which puts the last 60 years actively back into our memories. War mongering coming in from the other side of the border, which I thought was the thing of yesteryears and the thing that we had put behind us.”

Pakistan’s relationship with neighbor and rival India is on shaky ground, following the deaths of Indian troops in Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today Pakistan’s failure to investigate the alleged killings signified the end of “business as usual” between the countries. And today came reports that Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in the disputed territory.

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Is Xi Jinping a Reformer? It’s Much Too Early to Tell (A Response to Nicholas Kristof) Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Rachel Beitarie reply to Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times piece predicting that Xi Jinping will spearhead a resurgence in economic reforms. Read the full story here

Is Xi Jinping a Reformer? It’s Much Too Early to Tell (A Response to Nicholas Kristof)

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Rachel Beitarie reply to Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times piece predicting that Xi Jinping will spearhead a resurgence in economic reforms.

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2013, and Beyond: Why Reform May Be Mission Impossible for China’s Xi Jinping Facing many different political factions and conflicts, the cards are stacked against China’s new leader, writes Ouyang Bin. Read full story here.

2013, and Beyond: Why Reform May Be Mission Impossible for China’s Xi Jinping

Facing many different political factions and conflicts, the cards are stacked against China’s new leader, writes Ouyang Bin.

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