
Japan Matters for America / America Matters for Japan
The 4th edition of Japan Matters for America/America Matters for Japan maps the connections between the United States and Japan at the national, state, and local levels.
Topics include: diplomatic and defense ties, trade and investment, job creation, semiconductors, travel and tourism, student exchanges, Japanese Americans in the US, and sister relationships.

Taiwan Matters for America / America Matters for Taiwan
The inaugural edition of Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan maps the connections between the United States and Taiwan at the national, state, and local levels.
Topics include: diplomatic and defense ties, trade and investment, job creation, semiconductors, travel and tourism, student exchanges, Taiwanese Americans in the US, and sister relationships.

Asia Matters for America: Public & Elite Opinion Poll Report
The Asia Matters for America Public & Elite Opinion Poll Report compares US public and elite opinion at the state and local levels regarding America’s interactions with the Indo-Pacific region. Questions addressed in this survey include issues pertaining to economy, security, politics, people-to-people connections as well as to what extent Americans believe Asia matters to the United States.

New Edition of Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia
The latest 4th edition of the Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia publication maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Indo-Pacific at the national, state, and local levels.

Special Series: Asia Matters for America Public & Elite Opinion Poll Analysis
Asia Matters for America Poll Analysis is a series of short articles exploring the results of the recent survey by the East-West Center and conducted by the NORC at the University of Chicago on American perspectives on US-Asia relations. Authors examine a segment of the results from the report regarding trade, tourism, international students, immigration, human rights, national security, and sister city relationships to attempt to understand how Americans believe Asia matters to their state.
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An Interview with the Royal Thai Embassy on Why APEC Matters for Thailand and the United States
Read this interview with Thitiwat Sukhasvasti Na Ayudhya, the Counsellor
on Economic Affairs at the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, DC on the importance of APEC to US-Thai relations, conducted by Young Professional Narupat Rattanakit.
Introduction
Welcome to Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia
Asia Matters maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Indo-Pacific at the national, state, and local levels.
Publications
View and download our flagship publications that provide an in-depth view at the United States multifaceted relationships with its counterparts in the Indo-Pacific.

Data Visualizations
See the data which characterizes the United States’ relationship with the Indo-Pacific, including job creation, population, trade, investment, educational exchange, and more.
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