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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 14, 2020
China
Looking Back at China's 2019 Balance of Payments Data
Trump's trade war didn't really put a dent in China's balance of payments. And China looks like it has the kind of external balance sheet needed to weather the corona virus shock. China has a lot of …
May 22, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: New “Race to the Top” Guidelines
The Department of Education is expected to release new draft regulations for grant proposals for the latest round of Race to the Top funds (Education Week). The new guidelines for receiving one of th…
May 30, 2017
China
Podcast: Hollywood Made in China
On this week’s Asia Unbound podcast, Aynne Kokas, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and author of the penetrating Hollywood Made in China, explores what happens when …
May 12, 2020
Puerto Rico
The Coronavirus Challenge for Puerto Rico
The coronavirus is delivering yet another heavy blow to natural disaster–prone Puerto Rico, threatening to deepen the U.S. territory’s economic and social crisis.
January 8, 2016
China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of January 8, 2016
Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. North Korea announces its “H-bomb of justice.” Jaws dropped around…
