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June 18th, 2013
Stanford expert on managing tensions in the South China Sea
SEAF NewsSEAF director Donald Emmerson recently joined a panel of experts for a Center for Strategic and International Studies conference on managing tensions in the South China Sea.
December 19th, 2012
South Korea to inaugurate first female president
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP Q&APark Geun-hye was sworn in as South Korea's president on Feb. 25, becoming the first woman to hold the position and the first top female leader of a Northeast Asian country. Read more »
October 29th, 2012
Stability, reform and democracy in Myanmar
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF Q&AMyanmar has made tremendous strides in its political and economic reform efforts since 2011. Donald K. Emmerson recently discussed Myanmar's path to democracy within the context of the country's history, the current unrest in Rakhine State, and looking ahead to 2014 when Myanmar chairs ASEAN and prepares for its next presidential election. Read more »
May 8th, 2012
Bo Xilai affair a turning point for China's top leadership
SCP NewsA revelatory story emerged in China this spring: Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s Communist Party head, had fallen out with the party and was accused of shocking abuses of power. On May 2, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center held a special seminar to make sense of what this unusual high-level scandal could mean for the future of China’s current political system. Read more »
February 17th, 2012
Shin Reflects on colonial era change in Korea
KSP NewsJapanese rule in Korea was harsh but the country witnessed significant social and economic transformation. In the process, Koreans were not simply victims or passive bystanders but active participants in the formation of colonial modernity, said Gi-Wook Shin during his keynote presentation at a conference held Feb. 16 and 17 at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Read more »
December 15th, 2011
Stanford expert: Asia's year in review
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, Japan Studies Program Q&AThe past year unfolded with Japan’s unprecedented triple disaster and closed with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic trip to Myanmar. Political scientist Phillip Lipscy discusses the events in Asia that defined the year and looks ahead to 2012. Read more »
October 17th, 2011
Independent Chinese media pioneer Caixin to receive 2011 Shorenstein Journalism Award
Press ReleaseStanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce China's Caixin Media as the recipient of the 2011 Shorenstein Journalism Award. Caixin was selected for its commitment to integrity in journalism, and for its path-breaking role as a leader in establishing an independent media in China. On December 7, Caixin editor-in-chief Hu Shuli and managing editor Wang Shuo visited Stanford to accept the award. Read more »
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