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About the East-West Views blog
This blog was created to spur conversation and dialogue within the East-West Center community and for others interested in the Center and the Asia-Pacific region. Blog entries, which will be an entry point for more information on our programs, events and publications, will be written by Center leaders, researchers, students, alumni and others connected to the Center. The views expressed on this blog are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the East-West Center.
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About the East-West Center
The East-West Center is a non-profit, non-partisan education and research organization established in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and the governments of the region. The Center’s homepage is: www.eastwestcenter.org.
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