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Nominations Open for the 2021 Shorenstein Journalism Award
The award recognizes outstanding journalists and journalism organizations for excellence in coverage of the Asia-Pacific region. Submissions are due by February 15.

New Fellowship Seeks to Strengthen U.S.-China Relations
Applications now open for the China Policy Fellowship, which will advance empirically-driven research on challenges central to the U.S. China policy agenda.
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The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is dedicated to the study of critical issues affecting the countries of Asia and their regional and global relations. Our scholar community is comprised of distinguished academics and practitioners in government, business, and civil society. Through policy-relevant research, publications, education, public programs, and international collaborations, we address pressing challenges in a world in which Asia plays an increasingly central role.
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Illuminate Asia-Pacific-focused, policy-relevant problems and solutions and strengthen cooperation between counterparts in the United States and Asia by providing expert analysis, thought leadership, and constructive interaction.
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News
The Soft War That America Is Losing
January 15, 2021
Japan's Three Most Consequential Events of 2020
January 4, 2021
Let's Keep it the 'Free and Open' Indo-Pacific
January 4, 2021
Events
Wed
Jan
20
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Public-Private Collaborations and NGOs in the Health Sector in Asia
Via Zoom Webinar.
Register: https://bit.ly/2KcO6DW
Mon
Jan
25
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
A New U.S.-Japan Relationship Under President Biden
Via Zoom Webinar.
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3nNdqhW
Tue
Jan
26
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Politicization of the Judiciary in South Korea
Via Zoom: Register at https://bit.ly/3ouPuR7
Wed
Jan
27
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
The Pandemic, U.S.-China Tensions and Redesigning the Global Supply Chain
Via Zoom Webinar. Register at: https://bit.ly/35bMWQx
Fri
Jan
29
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