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Asia in Transition

As the outgoing leaders of China, South Korea, and Japan (pictured left) depart and new administrations take power, will relations between the three Asian powers warm, or will they succumb to geopolitical tensions and nationalist sentiment? Read the latest commentary from CFR's Asia experts.

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Asia will play an increasingly leading role on the international stage in this century. Some of the most pressing issues in East, South, and Central Asia--the rapid economic rise of China and India, North Korea's nuclear program, slowly warming relations between nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India, the potential for conflict between China and Taiwan, Japan's adjustments to its changing economic fortunes, and the ongoing attempts to rebuild Afghanistan--will significantly affect the course of global events.

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