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APEC Summit
![How an Election Gives Abe the Upper-Hand on Collective Self-Defense How an Election Gives Abe the Upper-Hand on Collective Self-Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-13_07-37-14.jpg)
How an Election Gives Abe the Upper-Hand on Collective Self-Defense
By Clint Richards
A December election would be an Abenomics referendum, and an open door to a stronger military.
![A New Vocabulary for Engagement in US-China Relations? A New Vocabulary for Engagement in US-China Relations?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_13-10-00.jpg)
A New Vocabulary for Engagement in US-China Relations?
By Robert Williams
The rhetoric of the recent Fourth Plenum could offer a guide to a new model of bilateral relations.
![Elite Talk: Alan Bollard on APEC, FTAAP Elite Talk: Alan Bollard on APEC, FTAAP](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_02-50-28.jpg)
Elite Talk: Alan Bollard on APEC, FTAAP
By Li Zhenyu
As the APEC meetings begin, APEC Secretariat Executive Director joins the Elite Talk show.
![A New Model for China-US Relations? A New Model for China-US Relations?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_02-26-14.jpg)
A New Model for China-US Relations?
By Wei Zongyou
Both countries should do more to alleviate suspicion and defuse tensions.
![China Pollution: Blue Skies Over Beijing China Pollution: Blue Skies Over Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_00-55-18.jpg)
China Pollution: Blue Skies Over Beijing
By Barclay Bram Shoemaker
As the government clears the air for the APEC Summit, there are glimmers of hope for a less polluted future.
![How to Measure the Success of Obama’s Trip to Asia How to Measure the Success of Obama’s Trip to Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_00-14-11.jpg)
How to Measure the Success of Obama’s Trip to Asia
By Jared Genser
The U.S. president has the opportunity to score a number of economic and human-rights legacy achievements.
![Obama in Asia: Rebalancing the Pivot Obama in Asia: Rebalancing the Pivot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-09_15-29-06.jpg)
Obama in Asia: Rebalancing the Pivot
By Reid Lidow
During his visit to Asia, the president has the opportunity to revive a floundering policy.
Japan and China Get to Yes on an Abe-Xi Summit
By Sheila A. Smith
After much speculation it appears that the two sides have found sufficient common ground to meet.
![US-China Relations: Attitude and Attitudes US-China Relations: Attitude and Attitudes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-08_11-33-03.jpg)
US-China Relations: Attitude and Attitudes
By Jonathan Macha
Obama’s second trip to China is a good opportunity to set a new course in bilateral relations.
![Defining a ‘New Type of Major Power Relations’ Defining a ‘New Type of Major Power Relations’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-08_10-22-38.jpg)
Defining a ‘New Type of Major Power Relations’
By Dingding Chen
Heading into the APEC Summit, the U.S. and China may need to narrow their interpretation of the concept.
![Pollution Worries Dominate China’s APEC Run-Up Pollution Worries Dominate China’s APEC Run-Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-06_14-57-07.jpg)
Pollution Worries Dominate China’s APEC Run-Up
By Clint Richards
Press roundup of issues in the days before Beijing’s Leaders’ Summit next week.
![The New Silk Road: China's Marshall Plan? The New Silk Road: China's Marshall Plan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-05_20-10-00.jpg)
The New Silk Road: China's Marshall Plan?
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's plan for massive investments along the New Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road is a bid for diplomatic clout.