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April 10, 2018 ART How To Decode a Buddhist Painting  Buddhist thangka paintings are visually striking — but understanding what they mean can be difficult. In support of Asia Society Museum's acclaimed exhibition Unknown Tibet: The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist Painting, guest curator Deborah Klimburg-Salter shows us how to interpret the beautiful creations.  Read/See Photos

PODCAST Hong Kong's Eroding Autonomy Anson Chan served as chief secretary of Hong Kong in the 1990s, giving her a front-row seat to the territory's handover from British to Chinese rule. In this episode of Asia Abridged, Chan explains how, despite the terms of the agreement, Hong Kong's autonomy is under increasing threat from mainland Chinese rule. Listen CHINAFILE The U.S.-China Relationship That Wasn't In this excerpt from his new book The China Mission, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan describes a 1945 meeting between U.S. General George Marshall and Mao Zedong which, had history gone differently, could have inspired a productive Sino-American friendship from the start. Read

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