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Critical Questions
China’s New National Carbon Trading Market: Between Promise and Pessimism
July 23, 2021 | Jane Nakano, Scott Kennedy China’s new carbon trading scheme is a big step, but likely won’t be a big driver of reduced carbon emissions in China or beyond.

Blog Post
Congress on China: Then and Now
June 22, 2021 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand
With the Senate voting on June 8, 2021, to adopt the United States Innovation and Competitiveness Act by a vote of 68 to 32, it is safe to say that this is the most comprehensive action by Congress on China policy EVER.

Blog Post
Surprises from China’s Latest Census
May 14, 2021 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand
China’s latest census has garnered a great deal of attention because it shows that the total size of the population is stagnating.

Commentary
We Stand with MERICS
March 26, 2021 | Scott Kennedy, Jude Blanchette, Matthew P. Goodman Beijing's recent sanctions against European academics and think tanks marks a significant escalation that directly undermines its own claims of seeking good relations with the West and that it does not interfere in our politics and society.

Report
Cheap Talk: China’s Central Bank Still Struggles to Speak to Markets
February 8, 2021 | Scott Kennedy The People’s Bank of China has gained greater public visibility, but higher authorities within the central government and the Chinese Communist Party still set the agenda and speak most authoritatively for the regime.

Report
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan
January 27, 2021 | Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy This report examines Taiwan’s experience in combating foreign and domestic disinformation and draws out lessons and implications for the United States.

Commentary
A Complex Inheritance: Transitioning to a New Approach on China
January 19, 2021 | Scott Kennedy Although the Trump administration has tried to handcuff its successors on China policy, the incoming Biden team has more room for innovation than many appreciate.

Blog Post
The US and China: Not Number One
December 21, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand
It is almost universally believed that the United States and China are locked in a strategic competition of epic proportions. But in many areas of social significance, both the US and China are not number-one. 

Blog Post
China’s COMAC: An Aerospace Minor Leaguer
December 7, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand
Today our program is issuing a video report, China’s Stalled Aircraft Dreams, which documents China’s failed efforts over many decades to develop their own commercial aircraft.

Report
The Coming NEV War? Implications of China’s Advances in Electric Vehicles
November 18, 2020 | Scott Kennedy Optimism has returned to China’s new-energy vehicles (NEV) sector. But despite the glitzy new models, incremental progress on several fronts, and initial signs of expanding business abroad, China’s NEV sector still faces substantial roadblocks.

Blog Post
China’s Planners Succeed, but What About China?
November 11, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) adopted the General Proposal at its 5th plenum in late October, and the full plan will be adopted in March at the next annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC). But before getting overly focused on the future, let’s reflect...


Critical Questions
China’s Fifth Plenum: Reading the Initial Tea Leaves
October 30, 2020 | Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy The Chinese Communist Party this week held the Fifth Plenum of the 19th Communist Party Central Committee. CSIS’s Jude Blanchette and Scott Kennedy break down what it means for China’s economic vision, its role in the world, and Xi Jinping’s hold on power.

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