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New York Times October 27, 2025
[The Chinese sanctions on Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries] was a wake-up call …That’s a pressure point that I don’t think South Korea expected.
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
The Telegraph October 25, 2025
If from his window [Trump] looks at American trucks lined up in the streets, he’s going to be even happier.
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
South China Morning Post October 22, 2025
One of the main points of friction is, can Takaichi deliver the goods. The Trump administration is going to welcome these more muscular intentions of Japan to build out these defense..."
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
Nikkei Asia October 22, 2025
[The new Japanese leader is in] a very complicated position. [And the elephant in the room … is Japan’s pledge to invest $550 billion in the U.S.] I’m not sure whether [Trump’s] team is..."
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Hill October 21, 2025
The fact that the Trump administration added a Tokyo stop, I think it’s clearly of great value to Japan, because the worst nightmare has always been the fear of Japan passing. So I..."
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Impossible State October 21, 2025
Andrew Yeo joined “The Impossible State” podcast to preview the upcoming U.S.-South Korea summit and discuss the future of inter-Korean engagement.
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
ABC News Australia October 18, 2025
Tanvi Madan joined ABC Radio National to discuss the economic and geopolitical trajectory of the India-China relationship.
The Washington Post October 14, 2025
The meeting will be the message. There will not be major breakthroughs.
Ryan Hass
Director - John L. Thornton China Center, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies @ryanl_hass
Asia Times October 13, 2025
For Washington to shape the US-China relationship to its advantage, it must engage Beijing from a position of strength. That means investing in its own economic resilience, military..."
Nikkei Asia October 11, 2025
[The] mega-trend of the relationship is that both [the United States and China] are pursuing strategies to reduce dependence and insulate themselves from each other.
Ryan Hass
Director - John L. Thornton China Center, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies @ryanl_hassExperts
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