This week, Isabelle and Vivien are joined by two guests. Their first guest is Laura Silver, who is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. She is an expert in international survey research and writes about international public opinion on a variety of topics, including media usage and partisanship in Europe, Chinese public opinion, and global attitudes toward China. Their second guest is Professor Sheena Chestnut Greitens, who is an associate professor at the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work focuses on East Asia, American national security and authoritarian politics and foreign policy. In the episode, Laura and Sheena discuss Pew Research Center's recently published report  about the views of Americans towards China. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

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Laura Silver and Sheena Greitens: Current Perspectives of Americans towards China

This episode of Asia Unscripted features Lauren Tom, an Obie Award-winning actress, known for her roles in movies such as The Joy Luck Club, shows such as Friends, Supernatural, and Andi Mack, as well as the animated series Futurama. On Broadway, Lauren has appeared in A Chorus Line, Hurlyburly and Doonesbury, and has worked with directors such as Peter Sellars and Joanne Akalaitis at the Goodman and Guthrie Theaters, the La Jolla Playhouse, and the Kennedy Center. Her one-woman show, 25 Psychics, premiered at HBO'S U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and received Dramalogue Awards for Best Performance and Best Direction.In the episode, Lauren speaks with Isabelle and Vivien about her experiences as an Asian American performer and actress working on Broadway and in Hollywood, and she shares her insights about the importance of representation for minority groups in US media. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Lauren Tom: Asian American Representation in US Media

This week's episode of Asia Unscripted features Alexander Feldman, who is the Chairman, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council. Mr. Feldman has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, holding positions in the Administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and serving as an international media executive for CNBC Asia, MTV Networks Asia and STAR TV. Since 2009, he has led the US-ASEAN Business Council, which is the premier advocacy organization for U.S. corporations operating within the dynamic Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), serving as the leading voice of the U.S. private sector in promoting mutually beneficial trade and investment relationships between the United States and Southeast Asia.In this episode, Mr. Feldman discusses economic recovery in ASEAN, as well as business and investment trends in the region. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Alexander Feldman: Business and Investment in ASEAN

This week, Vivien and Isabelle are joined by Sibarani Sofian, who is the founder and director of URBAN+, a design studio based in Jakarta that won the design competition for Indonesia’s new capital in 2019. Mr. Sofian is an urban designer, planner, and business leader with extensive experience in various urban projects in Asia, especially South East Asia and Indonesia. His work focuses on executing sustainable urban development based on an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. In the episode, Mr. Sofian speaks about Indonesian government's decision to move the country's capital, as well as the considerations that went into URBAN+'s design for the new capital. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Sibarani Sofian: Designing Indoensia's New Capital

This week's episode of Asia Unscripted features two guests: Tim Ryan and Atley Chock of the Solidarity Center, the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization partnering directly with workers and their unions. Tim Ryan is the Asia Regional Program Director for Solidarity Center, and previously served in Asia as the Solidarity Center’s Country Program Director for Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Atley Chock is a Senior Program Officer in the Solidarity Center's Asia Department and supports capacity building, training, and other technical assistance programs for trade unions and worker organizations in Southeast Asia.In this episode, Tim and Atley speak about workers' rights in Thailand as well as labor disruptions and challenges caused by COVID-19. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute. Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Tim Ryan and Atley Chock: Workers' Rights in Thailand

This week, Isabelle and Vivien are honored to be joined by Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Chief Economist Sawada serves as the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic and development trends, and leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which produces the flagship knowledge products of the ADB. He is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and his research fields focus on macro- and micro-development economics, microeconometrics, economics of disasters, and field surveys and experiments.In this episode, Chief Economist Sawada speaks about the impact of COVID-19 on Asia's growth prospects, the ADB's response to the pandemic, and the ADB's most recent economic projections for the region, published in the Asian Development Outlook Supplement in June 2020.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Yasuyuki Sawada: Economic Recovery and Growth Prospects in Asia

On this episode of Asia Unscripted, we highlight clips from the “Hong Kong Protests and COVID-19” Webinar hosted by the US-Asia Institute on July 29th. The speakers featured in the webinar were Professor Albert Chen, Madam Emily Lau, and the Honorable Bernard Chan. Professor Chen is the Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor in Constitutional Law at the University of Hong Kong, Madam Lau is a former member of the Democratic Party in the Hong Kong Legislative Council, and Mr Chan is the Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Hong Kong Executive Council. The event was moderated by Alejandro Reyes, the Asia Global Institute’s Director of Knowledge Dissemination at the University of Hong Kong, and a former guest on the Asia Unscripted podcast. For access to the full webinar audio recording, you can visit our website: https://www.usasiainstitute.org/audio-videos. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

"Hong Kong Protests and COVID-19" Webinar Highlights

This episode of Asia Unscripted is a compilation of highlights from the seventh session of the China 101 webinar series, hosted by the US-Asia Institute. This China 101 session, entitled “US-China Relations: Rebuilding Trust” was held on July 20th. The speakers featured in the webinar were Susan Thornton and Dr. Shao Yuqun. Susan Thornton is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center and the former acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State, and Dr. Shao is the Director of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, and Senior Member at the Center for American Studies. The event was moderated by Kent Lucken, Chairman and Trustee Emeritus of the US-Asia Institute.Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute. The episode begins with Susan Thornton sharing her thoughts on the direction U.S-China relations should go if the U.S hopes to develop a constructive and productive relationship with China.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

China 101 "US-China Relations Rebuilding Trust" Session Highlights

This week, Isabelle and Vivien are joined by Professor Tsung-Mei Cheng, who is a Health Policy Research Analyst at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. She is cofounder of the Princeton Conference, an annual national conference on health policy that brings together the U.S. Congress, government, and the research community on issues affecting health care and health policy in the United States. Professor Cheng’s current research focuses on cross-national comparisons of health systems in East Asia, and she has served as an adviser to the Strategic Review Board of the Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG), which advises the Office of the Premier of Taiwan on policies relating to the development of science and technology including health care in Taiwan.In the episode, Professor Cheng speaks about Taiwan's single-payer healthcare system and how the country has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute. Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Tsung-Mei Cheng: Taiwan's Healthcare System and COVID-19 Lessons for the World

The guest on this episode of Asia Unscripted is Jisoo Kim, the Director of the Institute for Korean Studies and the Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University. Professor Kim is a specialist in gender and legal history of early modern Korea. Her first book, The Emotions of Justice: Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Chosŏn Korea, received the 2017 James B. Palais Book Prize and traces the discourse of emotions in the realm of law and examines how the narrative of wŏn (冤) or the sense of being wronged played a crucial role in seeking and performing justice. In the episode, Professor Kim speaks to Vivien about the debates about the adultery law in Korea, as well as current gender politics in South Korea, including the recent "Nth Room" sex crime scandal. Episode Artwork from Getty ImagesSupport the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Jisoo Kim: Adultery and Gender Politics in Modern Korea

This episode of Asia Unscripted is a compilation of highlights from the ASEAN Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19 webinar hosted by the US-Asia Institute on June 25. This event was the fourth session of the ASEAN 101 Congressional Briefing Series and focused on the response to COVID-19 by the countries of ASEAN. The two speakers featured in the webinar were His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore to the United States and Ambassador Stapleton Roy, Founding Director Emeritus and Distinguished Scholar, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Wilson Center. The event was moderated by Ben Wu, Vice Chairman of US-Asia Institute's Board of Trustees.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

ASEAN Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19 Webinar Highlights

In this episode, Isabelle and Vivien speak with China Expert, Media Executive, & US-Asia Institute Trustee, Chris Fenton, who discusses his upcoming book and shares thoughts from his China-focused speaking tour. Mr. Fenton is the CEO of Media Capital Technologies and has previously served as the President of DMG Entertainment and GM of DMG North America for 17 years, where he produced or supervised twenty-one films, including Iron Man 3 and Looper. He is often featured as an expert on China and Hollywood in publications including Wall Street Journal, Politico, Fast Company, Business Week, and China Daily, and he also regularly appears on Bloomberg, CCTV, and CNBC. His upcoming book will be released on July 28, 2020. Image credit: "Feeding the Dragon," https://feedingthedragonbook.com/Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Chris Fenton: Author, FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business

This episode features Alfred Nakatsuma, former Director with the United States Agency for International Development. Mr. Nakatsuma has served USAID missions in Bolivia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Philippines, the Regional Asia mission in Bangkok, and in Washington DC. He was the former Director of the USAID’s Asia Regional Environment Office, overseeing foreign assistance for environmental activities in 24 countries. He most recently served as a USAID Development Diplomat in Residence based at California State University Long Beach. In the following clips, Mr. Nakatsuma speaks to Isabelle and Vivien about the current state and future of environmental work, particularly in the Asian context.Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Alfred Nakatsuma: Asia and the Future of Environmental Work

In this episode, Isabelle and Vivien speak with Professor Justin Stern, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Yale-NUS College, about the socio-spatial implications of the Business Process Outsourcing industry in the Philippines. Prior to joining Yale-NUS College, Professor Stern was a Harold A. Pollman Postdoctoral Fellow in Real Estate and Urban Development at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His research focuses on the interplay of economic development, technological disruption, and urban design in the rapidly urbanizing regions of the Global South, with a particular geographic focus on the Philippines. The phrase "End of the Line" in the episode title comes from Professor Stern's current work on the BPO industry in the Philippines. Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

Justin Stern: End of the Line? Business Process Outsourcing in the Philippines

This episode of Asia Unscripted is a compilation of highlights from the COVID-19 Lessons Learned Webinar hosted by the US-Asia Institute. The event, held on May 13, focused on the approaches of three countries -- Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam -- in their fight against the coronavirus. The three health experts featured in the webinar were Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore, Professor Lee Hoon Sang, Visiting Professor at the Yonsei School of Public Health, and Professor Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examinations and Treatment at the Health Ministry of Vietnam. Support the show (https://www.usasiainstitute.org/support-usai-ch)

COVID-19: Lessons Learned Webinar Highlights

The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-25 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute. The music for this podcast is created by Lee Rosevere.

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