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February 12, 2019 U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS How the U.S. Should Deal With a Changing China Two years into Donald Trump's turbulent presidency, a new report published by the Task Force on U.S.-China Policy takes the temperature of the world’s most important bilateral relationship. The authors argue that China’s increasing assertiveness under Xi Jinping merits a fresh American strategy — but the Trump administration’s obsession with the trade deficit isn’t quite it. They also lay out a comprehensive set of recommendations for how the U.S. should approach China going forward. Download the report and read an interview with Asia Society's Orville Schell, a co-chair of the Task Force. And here are the report's key takeaways. Learn More

ARTS Why American Theater Has Been Slow To Embrace Diversity The blockbuster success of films like Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asianshas shown that diversity in storytelling isn’t just good — it’s good business. But according to celebrated Asian American playwright David Henry Hwang, American theater has been slow to follow suit. In a recent conversation at Asia Society, Hwang and fellow playwright Bartlett Sher explained that in theater, diversity remains a goal rather than a necessity. Watch CURRENT AFFAIRS The Optimistic Case for Japan A low birth rate and high life expectancy have given Japan a demography most experts regard as unfavorable. Not Jesper Koll. The German-born economist, a resident of Japan since 1986, explains why young graduates in his adopted homeland actually have a better future than their counterparts across the developed world. He argued his case in a recent appearance at Asia Society. Watch the complete discussion and dig into an in-depth examination of Japan’s population dilemma. Watch POLICY Parag Khanna: The U.S. Should Join China's Belt and Road Initiative Geopolitical analyst and author Parag Khanna stopped by Asia Society to discuss his new book The Future Is Asian with former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Bloomberg’s David Westin. The 21st century, he argues, will belong to Asia much as the 20th belonged to the U.S. and the 19th to Europe — and to that end, the U.S.should join China’s monumental Belt and Road Initiative. Watch the complete conversation and read an excerpt from The Future Is Asian.  Watch CURRENT AFFAIRS China's Artificial Intelligence Advantage China’s “Made in China 2025” initiative provides a blueprint for the country’s industrial development — one in which artificial intelligence figures to play a major role. As part of a daylong symposium on the initiative organized by Asia Society Northern California, Matt Sheehan, fellow at the Paulson Institute, examines how China developed an advantage over the U.S. in AI research.  Watch

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