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Established in 1998, the Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.
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NORTHEAST ASIA COMMENTARY

Old Enemies Become Friends: U.S. and Vietnam
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The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies is now accepting applications for 2007-2008 Visiting Fellows.
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For two governments that fought each other in a long, bitter war, the steady improvement in U.S.-Vietnam relations in recent years has been a remarkable development. At a time when America's relations with some old friends are strained, our friendly ties with this old enemy must seem surprising to many people. As two veteran Asia hands, former U.S. Ambassadors Stephen Bosworth and Morton Abramowitz, recently commented, "Ironically, Vietnam may ... be the most pro-American country in Southeast Asia." While America's "soft power" may be eroding elsewhere in Asia, young Vietnamese idolize Bill Gates and aspire to study at our universities.

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CNAPS FORUM

Taiwan's Domestic Politics: Protests, Elections, and Implications
Richard Bush On November 7, the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted a discussion with leading experts who examined Taiwan's political conflict and its implications for the upcoming mayoral elections and cross-strait relations. The event was moderated by CNAPS Director Richard Bush, and featured discussions by leading experts on Taiwan's domestic politics and international relations.

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CNAPS WORKING PAPER

Energy Security and Chinese Foreign Policy in the Hu Jintao Era
China's pursuit of energy resources to feed its fast-growing economy has made the highly complex U.S.-China relationship even more complicated. But bilateral relations between these two major powers should be seen in their wider strategic, political and economic context, not in terms of energy alone.

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ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Prudence and Realism in Japan's Nuclear Options
Opinion by Masahiro Matsumura, The Brookings Institution (11/10/06)
Old Enemies Become Friends: U.S. and Vietnam
Opinion by Raymond F. Burghardt, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary (November 2006)
With the Grain or Against the Grain? Energy Security and Chinese Foreign Policy in the Hu Jintao Era
CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper by Dr. James Tang
North Korea's Nuclear Test and U.S.'s North Korea Policy
Article by Hyeong Jung Park, Korea Institute for National Unification (October 2006)
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NEWS & EVENTS
Taiwan's Domestic Politics: Protests, Elections, and Implications
A Brookings Institution Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies Forum (11/7/06)
North Korea after the Nuclear Test
A Brookings Institution Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies Visiting Fellow Presentation (11/2/06)
2006-2007 CNAPS VISITING FELLOWS

· Shulong Chu
· Fu-Kuo Liu
· Masahiro Matsumura
· Hyeong Jung Park
· Rikkie Yeung
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· Korea Project

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