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This 2025 volume from NBR's PLA Conference series examines Xi Jinping’s requirement for the PLA to achieve “world-class” status by midcentury and the role it will play in supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s pursuit of national rejuvenation. nbr.org/publication/...

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An NBR report examined #China’s export control regime and Beijing's ability to weaponize #supplychains by targeting specific #criticalminerals under new #exportcontrols. The report presented a methodology for anticipating future controls on raw materials. www.nbr.org/publication/...

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NBR's Borderlands research project investigates how China invests in, engages with, and deepens its presence within its land and maritime border neighbors, in an attempt to reshape its immediate periphery. Check out the growing collection of essays! strategicspace.nbr.org/borderlands-...

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An NBR report examined how the U.S. and #Japan are working to enhance their #economic and technological resilience against #digital and #supplychain shocks and highlighted areas of cooperation between the two countries and other Indo-Pacific partners. www.nbr.org/publication/...

Representatives from Seattle's tech community turned out for the NBR event "U.S.-Japan Technology Cooperation: Shaping the Future of AI and Quantum" featuring a panel discussion with Kyoko Yoshinaga, Ulrike Schaede, Hodan Omaar, and moderator Jonathon Marek: www.nbr.org/event/u-s-ja...

"Labor-force participation for those 50 and up is far lower in China than in most member economies of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (#OECD) (see Figure 6)." Arthur Kroeber, NBR report "China’s Economic Slowdown and Its Impact on Trading Partners" nbr.org/publication/...

China’s long‑running wave of corporate layoffs is spreading from manufacturing and property to the technology sector, with some key firms cutting hundreds of engineering jobs as core businesses weaken and artificial intelligence (AI) growth remains uneven. asiatimes.com/2025/12/chin...

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Rory Medcalf @rorymedcalf.bsky.social drew on themes from his essay in the Asia Policy roundtable "Australia's Strategic Objectives in a Changing Regional Order" in an interview on ABC Australia's National Radio Hour: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... via @ABCaustralia

Oped by NBR advisor In-Bum Chun on the proposed law titled the “Support for Peaceful Use of the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)” that would allow peaceful non-military visits to the DMZ without prior approval from the United Nations Command in the Korea Times: www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025...

Elizabeth Cherchia uses the #Laos-#China #Railway in northern Laos as a point of departure to better understand China's regional ambitions, interests, and self-conception as a good neighbor. strategicspace.nbr.org/all-railroad... #LaosRailway

Episode 5 of "Documenting China's Borderlands," recorded in New Delhi with Jabin T. Jacob, Shruti Jargad, and Constantino Xavier, looks at the many facets of #China's increased presence in the #Himalayan region. strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

The #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram provides fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current or recent MA) so that they can devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: nbr.org/chinese-lang...

The IMF "revised China’s growth forecast upward, estimating the world’s second-biggest economy will expand by 5% this year, a figure that would meet Beijing’s goal. The IMF said Beijing’s resilience despite trade tensions led to the revision." www.semafor.com/article/12/1...

"India had traditionally not been overly concerned about China’s nuclear capability, despite China’s clear nuclear superiority. But the expansion and modernization of China’s nuclear arsenal are likely to lead to a change in Indian attitudes" | Essay by raji143.bsky.social nbr.org/publication/...

NBR advisor raji143.bsky.social: "[T]here was talk that Putin and Modi would discuss Indian acquisition of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems.... Another reported possibility was a lease of a nuclear-powered Akula-class hunter-killer submarine" thediplomat.com/2025/12/puti...

China has developed strong relationships with several Latin American countries, including Venezuela, as part of a broader strategy to expand its presence in regions the US has long dominated. asiatimes.com/2025/12/chin...

In a brief for NBR, Anulekha Nandi examines the evolution of India’s AI strategy within the context of proposed modes and rationales of #AIgovernance to identify a way forward for #India. nbr.org/publication/...

NBR advisor Amit Kapoor writes, "Given that Indian policymakers are still deliberating on an AI governance framework, it suggests that not only are we late in formulating data safety policies, but progress also remains slow." economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company...

Read the full text of the white paper titled "China's Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation in the New Era" released by China's State Council Information Office in November: www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/w...

NBR advisor Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan @raji143.bsky.social in Real Clear Defense: Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-Up? It’s Not in the New White Paper www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202...

Read the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy, published Dec. 4, 2025: news.usni.org/2025/12/05/2...

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Check out the Documenting China's Borderlands podcast from NBR's Borderlands project investigating how China invests in, engages with, and deepens its presence within its land and maritime border neighbors, in an attempt to reshape its immediate periphery: www.nbr.org/asia-insight...

"China is by far Brazil’s No 1 trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US arising from President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff policies." sc.mp/9uxlf?utm_so... via @scmpnews

Australia, PNG and Indonesia to hold first ever defence meeting www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog... via @abcaustralia.bsky.social

"US President Donald Trump on Dec 2 signed into law a measure forcing the US State Department to review guidelines for the country’s engagement with Taiwan...amid escalating concerns that China could move against the self-governing island." www.straitstimes.com/world/united...

Adam Lee, a 2020-21 fellow in NBR's #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram, describes his #fellowship year of language learning at #TsinghuaUniversity and tells why he valued his experience in the program: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTo7...

The #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram provides fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current or recent MA) so that they can devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: www.nbr.org/chinese-lang...

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Nigel Cory is interviewed by 서울신문 (The Seoul Shinmun Daily) on his NBR report assessing the scope and impact of the KFTC's enforcement actions against U.S. firms: n.news.naver.com/mnews/articl... Read Cory's NBR report here: www.nbr.org/publication/...

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In a Q&A with NBR, Jayant Menon discusses the challenges Southeast Asian nations now face amid rising #trade barriers and considers the regional response, including advocacy for a unified, multilateral #ASEAN economic policy. www.nbr.org/publication/... #RCEP #tariffs

Nigel Cory discusses the benefits of "'enlightened AI sovereignty' that...includes interoperability right from design, so that #Vietnam's laws, regulations and standards are compatible with the two major trading partners" (VTV interview) vtv.vn/my-cong-bo-s... #ArtificialIntelligence

“The exercises are a sign of the convergence of perceptions and views among the four countries of the rapidly changing strategic threats in the #IndoPacific...” | NBR advisor @raji143.bsky.social Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan ipdefenseforum.com/2025/11/quad... #Malabar #Quad

The NBR Bridge to Asia #Fellowship provides exceptional undergraduate and community college students with immersive professional experience in Asia policy & #internationalaffairs, supported by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Learn more & apply for 2026: www.nbr.org/bridge-to-as...

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for NBR’s Chinese Language Fellowship Program, which provides fellowships of up to $50,000 for one year of intensive #Chineselanguage training in China and Taiwan. Learn more and apply at www.nbr.org/clfp. #fellowships #fellowshipprogram

Borderlands Podcast Miniseries Episode 4 examines the strategic motives and the unfolding development of China’s border villages revitalization campaign. Hosted by @rollandnadege.bsky.social with contributions from Japneet Kaur, James Leibold, & Robert Barnett strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

The latest issue of Asia Policy is now also available on @projectmuse.bsky.social at muse.jhu.edu/issue/55419 #Australia #foreignpolicy #datagovernance #China #Brazil #Peru #ChancayPort #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #nucleardeterrence #Technology #GreatPowers #EconomicCompetition