Trading Up? Just how far-reaching would a new Asia-Pacific Trade deal be?
November 20, 2014Author: Politico
Categories: Views
A group of area experts collaborate in this POLITICO article on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and how the negotiations would take place and effect those involved in the deal. Featuring “Make or Break for the Asia Pivot” by Adm. Dennis Blair, Chairman and CEO, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.
Tags: China, collaboration, Op-ed, opinion, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Comfort Women and Japan’s War on Truth
November 20, 2014Author: New York Times
Categories: Views
Asia Policy Point’s Mindy Kotler takes a scathing look at Japan’s efforts (and lack thereof) to control how others read the country’s colorful history, including that of WWII sex slaves, or “comfort women”.
Tags: comfort women, history, Op-ed, opinion, textbook, textbook controversy, truth, WWII