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FILM
New
Chinese Cinema Takes Flight
In
Ash,
the lives of two unlikely penpals intersect while a detective
investigates two unsolved murders. In Have a Nice Day, a man robs his
boss in an attempt to pay for his girlfriend's plastic surgery. And
in Girls Always
Happy, the life of an independent young woman in Beijing
is upended when her demanding mother moves in. These three films —
directed by Li
Xiaofeng, Liu
Jian, and Yang
Mingming, respectively — represent the vanguard of
contemporary Chinese cinema.
The director of each film spoke to Asia Society's Kelly Ma
following a screening, providing an intimate glimpse into cinematic
storytelling in China.
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TRADE
Why Asia
and Latin America Haven't Turned Their Backs on Free Trade
When
President Donald
Trump withdrew the United States from the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on the third day of
his presidency, critics claimed that the nations of Asia and Latin
America would simply carry on without Washington. They appear to have
been right.
In a conversation moderated by Asia Society Policy Institute Vice
President Wendy
Cutler, the consuls general of Chile, Mexico, Peru,
Colombia, and Singapore explain why reducing barriers to trade
across the Pacific remains an important priority for their countries
in spite of Washington's absence.
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