effectively turning them into foreign policy tools of the People's Republic of China (Beijing). However, the link to the article went dead a day later. It has been rumored that Asia Society or Ronnie Chan could be taking legal action against Forbes for libel. The original Forbes article is still accessible, at a different site: http://www.intellasia.net/chinese-influence-at-the-asia-society-elitism-and-radicalisation-in-hk-607591 . On July 20, 2017, Asia Society Chairman Ronnie Chan defended the Hong Kong center's apolitical stance at an event in New York. He reiterated the Hong Kong center's deliberate stance to stay away from local politics and to cover business and policy, education, arts and culture as an institution. “At Asia Society, we generate not heat but light,” he said. On August 4, 2017, Hong Kong international affairs commentator and newspaper columnist Simon Shen wrote in support of Asia Society Hong Kong's apolitical stance and described it as a “firewall” between international relations and local politics. He pointed to the increasingly blinkered outlook of the local political discourse and argued for the need served by Asia Society to bring a broader perspective for understanding the role of Hong Kong in a global context. See also Japan Society (Manhattan) References Citations Sources Journal articles - Table of contents External links The Asia Society Homepage Asia Society's art collection Institutions founded by the Rockefeller family Rockefeller Foundation Non-profit organizations based in New York City Park Avenue Asian studies Organizations established in 1956 Society museums in New York (state) Asian art museums in New York (state) Museums in Manhattan Buildings and structures in Manhattan Buildings and structures completed in 1981 International non-profit organizations Art museums and galleries in New York City Upper East Side 1956 establishments in New York (state)