http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from Shorenstein APARCen-usPublic domainhttp://aparc.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/60http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3319Since opening its doors to the world in 1978, China has pursued a sometimes erratic but reasonably steady course leading to increasing global economic and political interaction. Thomas Fingar is leading a new multiphase Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center initiative to explore the nuances and complexity of China’s foreign relations and domestic issues. The project kicks off with a Mar. 19-20 workshop at the new Stanford China Center at Peking University.]]>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3319?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3327The decades-old U.S.-Japan alliance remains a stabilizing force in the Asia-Pacific region, but it continues to evolve with changes in both countries and in the region. In January, Kenji Kushida and Phillip Lipscy joined other rising Japan studies scholars for discussions about issues confronting the relationship.]]>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3327?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3329The origins of intolerance toward Indonesia's Muslim-minority sect Ahmadiyah go back to the early twentieth century, says Jeremy Menchik. In a Jakarta Post op-ed, he unearths the connections between the Indonesian government and anti-Ahmadiyah sentiment, and makes suggestions for how the country can prevent future violence.]]>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3329?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3324With less than a year before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's term ends, Gi-Wook Shin says that Lee should maintain his current North Korea policy, and keep balanced relations with growing trade partner China and long-time ally the United States. Shin spoke recently with the Korea Times about Lee's final months in office.]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3324?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3310Riding around on the back of a motorcycle in 2009, Jeremy Menchik snapped photos of hundreds of Indonesian campaign posters. That number has now grown to over 5000 images, which Menchik and Colm Fox have painstakingly coded and analyzed. The initial results of their research reveal similarities between the United States and Indonesia, and shed light on the transitional democracies of the Arab Spring.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3310?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3307The Asia Pacific Observatory of Health Systems and Policies is a new regional initiative to promote evidence-based health policymaking in the Asia-Pacific region. The Observatory represents a unique partnership of governments, development agencies, and the research community working together.]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3307?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3305Gi-Wook Shin, founding director of Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), spoke with the Stanford Daily about creating a unique niche for KSP over the past 11 years, and about being a student during an era of change in Korea.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3305?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3302Nearly a year has passed since an earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept away entire communities on Japan's northeastern coast, leading to a series of accidents at the Fukushima nuclear complex. Masahiko Aoki and Kenji Kushida discuss post-March 11 developments, and a related conference at Stanford scheduled for February 27.]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3302?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3304South of Mount Fuji, along Japan’s central eastern coast, sits Shizuoka Prefecture. Home to green tea plantations, hot springs resorts, and Yamaha pianos and motorcycles, Shizuoka Prefecture is a vibrant agricultural, tourist, and manufacturing region. It is also home to Katsunori Hirano, a current Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3304?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3297The Asia Health Policy Program offers the opportunity for leading health policy experts from low-income Asian countries to come to Stanford as visiting fellows for three to nine months between Sept. 1, 2012 and Aug. 31, 2013. Applications accepted until Mar. 5, 2012.]]>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3297?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3296As the one-year anniversary of Japan's Great Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster approaches, Stanford economist Masahiko Aoki says now is an opportune time to restructure the country's electric power industry.]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3296?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3294What does China's growth mean for the international system? How does Korea interact with its key neighbors? What do healthcare systems look like in East Asia? During the winter quarter, Stanford students have the opportunity to explore such timely and globally relevant Asia-focused questions through Shorenstein APARC expert-taught courses.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3294?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3290At present, the tobacco industry annually produces some six trillion cigarettes worldwide. A third of all these sticks were produced in China last year. During a Jan. 30 seminar, Matthew Kohrman will introduce the Cigarette Citadels project, an innovative application of participatory GIS, and discuss its implications for public health policy and social theory about the state and the politics of life.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3290?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3291For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization. But its integration into the world economy and global trends drive and constrain Beijing's ability to manage growing social, economic and political challenges. In a YaleGlobal Online series article, Thomas Fingar looks at the global implications of China’s development challenges.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3291?rsshttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3292China possesses vast coal reserves, and coal accounts for 70 percent of the country's total energy consumption -- 3 billion tons per year. But China also consumes oil, natural gas, and an increasing amount of renewable energy. Xuteng Hu, a Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellow Program alumnus (2007-08), discusses the energy and materials development projects he manages at PetroChina’s Petrochemical Research Institute in Beijing.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3292?rss