In an effort to better understand how Asian thought leaders and opinion makers think about some of the core strategic and economic issues facing their countries, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, with the support of the China Times, MacArthur Foundation, Asahi Shimbun and Joongang Ilbo, conducted a survey in eleven Pacific Rim states of strategic elites-nongovernmental experts who are influential in the debate on regional and/or international affairs in their respective countries. The nations polled included Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States. CSIS received a total of 402 responses from experts in these countries, who were contacted through online questionnaires. Some of the findings are surprising. Read More
