Trade
Scholarly Publications
ASEAN between China and America: Is It Time to Try Horsing the Cow?
February 2017
Admirers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are impressed with the fact that it continues to exist and that an outright war has never broken out between its members.
Implementing Structural Reforms in Abenomics: How to Reduce the Cost of Doing Business in Japan
August 2015
Improving the environment for business is an important part of the growth strategy of Abenomics.
The Politics of Commoditization in Global ICT Industries: A Political Economy Explanation of the Rise of Apple, Google, and Industry Disruptors
February 2015
The global Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) industry has experienced a rapid, radical reorganization of industry leaders and business models—most recently in mobile.
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2018-19
December 2019
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for academic year 2018-19 is now available.
Surviving the Trump-Moon Summit
July 2017
In the days leading up to the Washington summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, the tension in Seoul was hard to escape.
President Trump's Asia Inbox
February 2017
Scholars at Stanford's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies assess the strategic situation in East Asia to be unsettled, unstable, and...
News
Experts Gather to Share Findings, Brainstorm Approaches, and Spur Further Research on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
March 2020
The Stanford Center at Peking University (SCPKU), the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and the APARC China Program jointly hosted a workshop on China’s Belt and Road...
Domestic Policies, Not Trade Politics, Explain China’s Economic Slowdown, Says Economic Expert Nicholas Lardy
February 2020
The signing of President Trump’s Phase One trade deal with China has rekindled speculations about the future of the world’s second-largest economy.
APARC Delegation Visits Hanoi and Bangkok
December 2019
Southeast Asia, home to over 640 million people across 10 countries, is one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing regions.
Events
China's Economic Development: A Forty Year Perspective
February 5, 2020
WE HAVE REACHED VENUE CAPACITY AND ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RSVPS China has grown faster for longer than any country in recorded history. Is it market-oriented reform, state industrial policy, or...
Binary Choices: U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Korean Peninsula
December 4, 2019
U.S.-China relations have evolved from past templates of "responsible stakeholder" and "G2" to new ones emphasizing strategic competition. What is the impact of this competition for broader...
North Korea's Economic Openness: Implications for Inter-Korea and U.S. Cooperation
November 4, 2019
North Korea’s international trade has increased by more than three times since mid-1990's.
Projects
A New Cold War?: Sharp Power, Strategic Competition, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Trade conflict has exploded. The media is rife with stories of China’s unfair trade practices, cyber theft, IP theft and forced technology transfers.
English
China: Going Global
Beijing’s new Silk Road initiative links old trade corridors from Asia to Africa and Europe.
English
Stanford Silicon Valley-New Japan Project
This project is completed, October 2014-October 2019. Motivation There has been by a heightened interest in Silicon Valley as an innovation system.
English
Multimedia
The South China Sea: What is to be Done?
April 2017
Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein APARC China Program seminar, "The South China Sea: What is to be Done?", on March 8, 2017, with Donald K.
America's Pacific Future is Happening Now
April 2016
Audio from "America's Pacific Future is Happening Now," remarks from Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and a Q&A with Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, on April 21.
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
February 2016
Video and transcript from the event "U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on the Trans-Pacific Partnership" on Feb. 16, 2016.
