February 2, 2016 Is 'One Country, Two Systems' Irrelevant to Taiwan? Recent moves by mainland China to control Hong Kong’s media and elections have raised questions about its commitment to “One Country, Two Systems” — an arrangement China negotiated with the territory and hopes to eventually invoke with Taiwan. But analyst Yu-jie Chen, speaking on an Asia Society panel in New York last week, said that China’s Hong Kong policy actually has little influence on the Taiwanese because "minds have already been in a very different place than China wanted them to be." Read the article/watch the program Will Japan Remain Pacifist? Last September, Japan’s parliament introduced new laws that would allow a broader interpretation of a controversial pacifist article in the country’s constitution. Speaking with Asia Blog, analyst Thomas U. Berger says that while this could theoretically lead to Japanese forces participating in overseas combat missions, “it is still difficult to imagine how this might come about. There is no doubt things are changing, but they are changing very gradually and at a cautious and deliberate pace.” Read the article 'I Am Not An Activist,' Says Longtime China Correspondent New York Times reporter David Barboza, who won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on a $2.7 billion fortune held by relatives of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, says that he never hoped to activate change by writing the story. In an interview with Asia Blog, Barboza discussed the eventual backlash he got from Chinese authorities over the story, why he keeps a low profile on social media, and where his opinion on the role of a journalist parts ways with some of his colleagues. Read the interview Upcoming Events New York: Japan's New Security Posture: Implications for Asia and the World, 2/3 San Francisco: Chinese Dinner and Cooking Demo, 2/3 Houston: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Breath as Medicine, 2/5           Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society, All rights reserved.  www.asiasociety.org