The East-West Center in Washington enhances US engagement and dialogue with the Asia-Pacific region through access to the programs and expertise of the Center and policy relevant research, publications and outreach activities, including those of the US Asia-Pacific Council.
Event: U.S. Policy Towards Asia: An Asian Leader’s Advice for the Next American President
The spectacular rise of China and India has created new geopolitical realities with far-reaching implications for U.S. foreign policy. Kishore Mahbubani—Dean and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Pubic School, National University of Singapore, and former Singaporean Ambassador to the United Nations—discussed these realities as they are laid out in his new book, The New Asian Hemisphere (PublicAffairs, 2008), in a seminar on April 29, 2008, co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington and the Asia Society. Read more...
Event: Asia's Energy Future
April 24 – The Asia-Pacific region’s rising fuel consumption is leading to a shift in the global center of gravity for oil demand, a shift that has raised concerns about energy security—and its implications for economic performance and political stability—around the world. Fereidun Fesharaki and Kang Wu, Senior Fellows at the East-West Center, discussed some of the drivers, implications, and future approaches to this dramatic shift in the global energy markets during a briefing co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). Read more...
Event: The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
April 23 – Over the past decade, China has dominated the global manufacturing sector, defying conventional economic wisdom by posting staggering annual export growth figures while retaining a comparative advantage on everything from basic consumer goods to high-tech products. But while cheap Chinese goods save international consumers billions of dollars each year, they may also be exacting unseen costs on Chinese laborers and the environment. Alexandra Harney, a former correspondent and editor for the Financial Times, calls this forgotten toll the “China Price,” and elaborated on what she deems “the true cost of Chinese competitive advantage” in a book discussion roundtable seminar at the East-West Center in Washington. Read more...
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EWC in Washington Activities Include:
- The United States Asia Pacific Council, comprising American citizens who have made outstanding contributions to US-Asia Pacific relations. The Council serves as a vehicle for enhanced US engagement with the region through multilateral organizations, conferences, and policy related initiatives.
- Publications that analyze key contemporary issues and problems of regional significance to clarify debates in the scholarly and policy communities and advance new research and policy directions.
- Collaborative research on key domestic and international political and security issues and problems in and affecting the Asia Pacific with a view to reducing tension and conflict, and promoting peaceful change.
- Events including Congressional Study Groups to inform and stimulate discussion of key issues in US-Asia relations in the nation's capital and Forums for the presentation of viewpoints on significant issues in US-Asia Pacific relations
- Visiting Fellows from Asia Pacific countries and the United States who conduct research and publish on relevant issues and provide perspectives on key issues in US-Asia Pacific relations.
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