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Apr 17, 2015

AP Highlights Atlantic Council Event on China’s Proposed Infrastructure Bank

By Atlantic Council

The Associated Press quotes China’s Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao’s statements at an Atlantic Council event on his country’s proposed infrastructure bank:

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Apr 16, 2015

Huntsman: Lu Wei- China’s Firewall

By Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. writes for TIME’s The 100 Most Influential People on Lu Wei, Minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China:

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Apr 16, 2015

Business Insider Previews Huntsman Documentary

By Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Business Insider previews an upcoming documentary on Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.‘s tenure as US Ambassador to China:

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In the News

Apr 16, 2015

Rehman on the China-Pakistan Submarine Sale

By Iskander Rehman

Bloomberg quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Iskander Rehman on China’s sale of eight submarines to Pakistan:

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Apr 16, 2015

Nawaz on US Relations with South Asia

By Shuja Nawaz

The Diplomat interviews South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz on US relations with South Asia and the changing dynamics in the region:

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In the News

Apr 15, 2015

Metzl on China’s Slowing Economic Growth

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss China’s slowing economic growth and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank:

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New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2015

Falling Oil Prices Hit ISIS Where it Hurts

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Terrorist group’s plans to expand to South Asia seen hamstrung by its depleted finances A sharp drop in world oil prices and the presence of other terrorist groups will make it hard for the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to establish a foothold in South Asia, said Omar Hamid, head of Asia Pacific […]

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Event Recap

Apr 15, 2015

A Conversation with Tatsuo Yamasaki, Vice Minister of Finance (International), Ministry of Finance (Japan)

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

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Defense Industrialist

Apr 14, 2015

Shield of Poland, Shield from Poland

By James Hasik

Liberalized technology sharing and globalized supply chains are needed for controlling the cost of defense. I spent last Wednesday in Warsaw at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), for a conference on Balancing Strategy and Economic Imperatives: the Future of US-Polish Defense-Industrial Cooperation. My task was moderating a panel discussion on “The Industry’s View,” amongst Marek Dras, […]

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Apr 14, 2015

Who is Investing Abroad?

By Global Business & Economics

While the US still leads the world in outflowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the emerging markets are catching up quickly. Chinese outflowing FDI, in particular has grown tremendously: since 2005, it increased more than 30-fold in 8 years from $5 billion to $166 billion. While initial Chinese foreign investments focused on natural resource industries, over time the investments have spread to diverse industries like agriculture, manufacturing, and professional services. BRIC FDIs are emerging as key growth drivers for low income countries, improving their business environment, building infrastructure, creating jobs, and adding much-needed revenue to government coffers.

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