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Applications are open for the 2027-28 Asia Health Policy Program Postdoctoral Fellowship at APARC! We welcome submissions from recent doctoral graduates advancing health or healthcare policy in Asia-Pacific LMICs in diverse disciplines. Apply by Dec. 1 > buff.ly/KBiraUA

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APARC China Policy Fellow Mark Lambert, former State Department China Coordinator, offers an insider’s assessment of the Trump-Xi state visit and its implications for U.S.-China relations as the two leaders plan two more meetings this year.

📹 Full conversation: buff.ly/EU2Y6sp

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📣 We're hiring! | The Journal of Korean Studies seeks a temporary editor to oversee editorial workflow, manuscript management, and publication production. Housed at APARC's Korea Program, the journal is a leading peer-reviewed publication in the field.

Learn more and apply! buff.ly/84FUG1F

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Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington brought a red-carpet arrival, a candlelit state dinner, and a two-month extension of the U.S.-China trade truce. But what did it actually change? Hear analysis from China Policy Fellow Mark Lambert on a new episode of APARC Briefing ⤵️
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❗ Job Alert! Our Japan Program is hiring a research scholar to collaborate with the program director on interdisciplinary research projects focused on Japan and comparative social science, combining cutting-edge, mixed-methods research with contributions to the program's activities > buff.ly/QeZX4th

Encina Hall colonnade, Stanford University. Text: The Japan Program at Stanford's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is now hiringn a research scholar.
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Sep. 28, 4-5:30 p.m. | APARC's China Policy Fellow Mark Lambert & Ambassador (ret.) Laura Stone offer an insider’s assessment of the Trump-Xi state visit, what the two leaders actually achieved, and implications for trade, Taiwan, regional security, and U.S.-China relations. Join us!
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Stanford students, pitch your ideas for integrative solutions to expedite Sustainable Development Goal 12: responsible consumption and production. Winners will present their pitch in Singapore during the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue on Oct 25. Learn more and apply by Sep 25: buff.ly/SoMrR6q

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Sep 25 @ 4 p.m. PT | Join Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun of @cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp as he examines the Thai monarchy’s post-2020 transformation, including changes to royal finances, political gatekeeping, symbolic authority, and the use of lèse-majesté law. Register today ⬇️ buff.ly/HAFAFMv

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Is financialization a necessary stage of financial modernization? A new APARC working paper by Shuqin Zhang suggests that bank-centered and financialized systems are two different modes of credit organization, a perspective useful for understanding China’s financial reform. Dive in ⤵️ buff.ly/cR0daWD

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Mahtani will join a panel with @annafifield.bsky.social and @ricepolisci.bsky.social's Oren Samet, moderated by Jay Hamilton, Stanford's VPUE and @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social director.

Register and join us as we mark 25 years of recognizing journalism excellence. buff.ly/rSlU8Bz

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🏆 Oct 20, noon PT | Join us at the 2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award, honoring investigative journalist @shibanim.bsky.social for her exemplary reporting on Southeast Asia & Hong Kong.

She’ll discuss how a diminished media environment has impacted regional democracy. buff.ly/8ScjdW4

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📢 Calling Asia scholars: Applications for APARC's 2027-2029 postdoctoral and visiting fellowships are now open! The center and our research programs offer multiple postdoctoral and visiting fellowships starting in fall quarter 2027. Explore our opportunities and apply ⤵️ buff.ly/B0dQVj0

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APARC and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future invite teams of Stanford students to pitch ideas to expedite the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 12. Winners will present their pitch in Singapore during the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue on 10/25. Apply: buff.ly/SoMrR6q

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New Book | In 'The Trap of Being Too Good: How to Break Free from the Patterns That Hold Us Back' (Diamond Inc.), Yasushi Maruyama, who just completed his appointment as our visiting scholar, shares lessons to unlock one's potential by blending seriousness and strategic leniency.

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