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POLICY
The U.S.
and China Conclude a Phase One Trade Deal. What's Next?
The
“phase
one” deal agreed to by the United States and China on
Friday represents a significant milestone in the 18-month trade war
between the two countries, de-escalating tensions that had threatened
global economic health.
“I
think the deal will stick,” Asia Society Policy Institute Vice
President Wendy
Cutler told The Financial Times.
“I think there will be some problems, but I think both sides will
have an incentive to resolve them before they go ahead with any new
tariffs.”
Until
the 86-page document containing the agreement is signed and made
public, the precise details will not be known. Significant
differences, though, are likely to remain in the economic relationship
between the United States and China — and Cutler is skeptical that
phase two of negotiations will resolve the remaining important
structural issues right away.
“From
what I understand, there will be language where China will say we
will no longer force the transfer of technology through joint
ventures, licensing, and other practices,” Cutler said
on NPR’s Morning
Edition. “But even the administration has
admitted that this language doesn’t go far enough — and in a phase
two negotiation, they’ll need to put more meat on the bones with
respect to that language.”
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PODCAST
Why
Mindfulness Matters
Dan
Harris had been a
television correspondent for more than a decade when he took to the
airwaves one morning in 2004 and
had a panic attack on live television, in front of millions of
viewers.
In the wake of this frightening moment, Harris embarked on his own
personal journey, a search for greater calm and control in his life.
The search led him to Buddhism, and mindfulness, and eventually became
a book called 10%
Happier. There’s now a 10% Happier app, and
another book, Meditation
for Fidgety Skeptics.
In the latest episode of Asia
In-Depth, Harris is joined by the renowned scholar of
Tibetan Buddhism Thupten
Jinpa, a former monk who has been the principal
English translator for the Dalai Lama’s writings for more than three
decades.
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MULTIMEDIA
Asia
Society New York: 2019 in Photos
This
year, Asia Society New York played host to acclaimed artists,
authors, historians, prime ministers, foreign ministers, and defense
ministers. Our stage accommodated MacArthur "Genius Grant"
recipients, Tony Award-winning playwrights, and Pulitzer Prize-winning
authors. We honored a thrilling lineup of female Asia Game Changers
and showcased the expanding influence of Asians and Asian Americans
in New York and beyond.
The last year of the decade was truly unforgettable. Relive it with
us with a selection of our favorite photos from throughout the year.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Dec.
18: Asia Society New York’s annual
look at the year ahead will feature a conversation
about what’s to come in 2020 with The New York Times’ Somini Sengupta,
Foreign
Policy’s Ravi
Agrawal, and The Eurasia Group’s Nicholas Consonery.
Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski
will serve as moderator.
- Jan.
9: Asia Society Hong Kong’s 12th annual Burton Levin Lecture
Series will
feature a conversation between acclaimed historian
and author of many books Niall
Ferguson and Asia Society Hong Kong Chairman Ronnie Chan.
Ferguson’s talk will assess the state of the world as we enter
the third decade of the 21st century.
- Jan. 10: Asia Society Hong Kong hosts
an evening with author and humorist David Sedaris,
who will be reading from new work and participating in a Q&A
with the audience.
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