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Contemporary Asia Seminar Series
This series, scheduled regularly during the academic year, hosts professionals in the fields of public and foreign policy, journalism, and academia who share their perspectives on pressing issues facing Asia today.
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June 4th, 2012
Domestic Politics of Japan's China Policy
Japan Studies Program AnnouncementHow has Japan responded to China's growing influence in Northeast Asia? Sheila Smith, a senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke about recent tensions and developments in Japan-China relations, including over historical issues. The podcast from the event is now available.
May 8th, 2012
Bo Xilai affair a turning point for China's top leadership
Shorenstein APARC, SCP NewsA revelatory story emerged in China this spring: Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s Communist Party head, had fallen out with the party and was accused of shocking abuses of power. On May 2, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center held a special seminar to make sense of what this unusual high-level scandal could mean for the future of China’s current political system. Read more »
January 31st, 2012
Shin and Stanford's Korean Studies Program
Shorenstein APARC, KSP in the news: Stanford Daily on January 31, 2012Gi-Wook Shin, founding director of Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), spoke with the Stanford Daily about creating a unique niche for KSP over the past 11 years, and about being a student during an era of change in Korea.
January 10th, 2012
Documentary looks at media coverage of Nixon's visit to China
Shorenstein APARC AnnouncementRichard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China reshaped the global balance of power and opened the door to U.S.-China relations. The media coverage of this event is as important as the details of the diplomacy, and is brought to life through the new documentary: Assignment: China. Shorenstein APARC will screen the film on Feb. 7, followed by commentary from the film's reporter and narrator Mike Chinoy. Read more »
January 9th, 2012
Straub discusses North Korean leadership succession
Shorenstein APARC, KSP NewsSince Kim Jong Il's death, North Korea has a young new leader: Kim's 28-year-old son Kim Jong Un. David Straub, who attended the seventh U.S.-Korea West Coast Strategic Forum in Seoul just days before Kim’s death, shares highlights from the Forum and offers insight into the current North Korea situation. Read more »
March 3rd, 2011
Interview with U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Kathleen Stephens
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP in the news: Yonhap News on March 3, 2011U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kathleen Stephens presented the talk "U.S.-Korea Relations: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going" on March 2 at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. In a post-event interview with Yonhap News, Ambassador Stephens discussed key points in the U.S.-ROK relationship, and spoke to her experience as an ambassador and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the ROK. 
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November 22nd, 2010
Republic of Indonesia Ambassador Djalal addresses the future
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF NewsIn 1998, in the twilight of the 20th century, the resignation of Indonesia's autocratic president Suharto ushered in a new political era. Corresponding changes occurred in Indonesia's economic, social, and cultural landscape. That transformation challenged and transformed the thinking of many Indonesians. One of them was Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, who recently became his country's ambassador to the United States. "I entered the twenty-first century with a new mindset," said Djalal to an overflow audience at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center on November 18, 2010. Read more »