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U.S. Shutdown Costs Longer-Term Relations with Asia

Shihoko Goto

Northeast Asia associate Shihoko Goto discusses the longer-term impact of the U.S. government shutdown on relations with Asia.

U.S. Shutdown Costs Longer-Term Relations with Asia

Northeast Asia associate Shihoko Goto cautions about the longer-term consequences of the U.S. government shutdown on relations with Asia, even when Congress is able to resolve the deadlock. Read the full article featured on UPI at: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Outside-View/2013/10/11/US-shutdown-costs-longer-term-relations-with-Asia/UPI-61841381510953/

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Shihoko Goto

Shihoko Goto

Director, Indo-Pacific Program

Shihoko Goto is the director the Indo-Pacific Program at the Wilson Center. Her research focuses on the economics and politics of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as US policy in Northeast Asia. A seasoned journalist and analyst, she has reported from Tokyo and Washington for Dow Jones and UPI on the global economy, international trade, and Asian markets. A columnist for The Diplomat magazine and contributing editor to The Globalist, she was previously a donor country relations officer for the World Bank and has been awarded fellowships from the East-West Center and the Knight Foundation, among others.

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The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more