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Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

Stanford University's hub for interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement on contemporary Asia

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APARC Names James Green Inaugural China Policy Fellow

A China expert with experience in the government and private sectors, Green will lead a research project on the policy implications of China’s economic and governance “model.”
Meet James
Meet James
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China’s Dangerous Double Game in North Korea

If the Biden administration wants to move the needle on North Korea, it will need to rethink the assumptions it has inherited about China’s role there, Oriana Skylar Mastro argues.
Read the commentary
Read the commentary
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New Book: Demographics and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific

The new volume offers lessons from Asian nations about the challenges facing aging societies and the roles technology and innovation may play in rebalancing them,
Watch the book launch
Watch the book launch

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About Us

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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What We Do

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Research

Pursue and publish interdisciplinary, social science-oriented scholarship from regional and global perspectives on issues of vital importance to the economies, foreign affairs, health, politics, and societal transitions of the Asia-Pacific.

Research
Research
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Education

Support the next generation of Asia experts by offering fellowship and training opportunities to academics and practitioners, teaching Stanford courses, and bringing Asia-Pacific topics into high school and community college classrooms.

Education
Education
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Policy & Outreach

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.

Policy & Outreach
Policy & Outreach

News & Events

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  • Events

News

New Book by Thomas Fingar Offers Guidance to Government Appointees

April 13, 2021

APARC Names James Green Inaugural China Policy Fellow

April 13, 2021

Gi-Wook Shin Discusses South Korean Ruling Party’s Local Election Losses on CNBC

April 9, 2021

Tenth Annual Writing Prize in Korean Studies

April 9, 2021

China’s Dangerous Double Game in North Korea

April 2, 2021

ASEAN Centrality and the Way Forward: Donald Emmerson on Endgame

April 1, 2021
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Events

Tue Apr 13
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Peace in Afghanistan: “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”

Via Zoom webinar. Please register at:  https://bit.ly/3cOcabZ
Wed Apr 14
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

The Crisis in Myanmar: Repression, Resistance, Repercussions

Via Zoom Webinar Register: https://bit.ly/3mdiwEY
Thu Apr 15
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Public-Private Collaborations in Palliative Care in Asia

Via Zoom Webinar. Register https: https://bit.ly/3slcunI
Tue Apr 20
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Biden’s America through Southeast Asian Eyes: Problem? Solution? Neither? Both?

Via Zoom Webinar Register: https://bit.ly/2PWPv4z
Wed Apr 21
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

When Beijing Goes to Washington: Autocratic Lobbying Influence in Democracies

Via Zoom Webinar. Register at: https://bit.ly/3beG7Qz
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Experts

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Research

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Programs

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Fellowships

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