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Chinese Security Engagement in Latin America
November 19, 2020 | Evan Ellis Chinese military engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean is an important and official acknowledged part of growing interactions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the region.

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Post-pandemic Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
November 2, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Owen Murphy The Indo-Pacific region is experiencing significant challenges as a result of the pandemic. This CSIS brief highlights how U.S. leadership can collaborate with the necessary institutions and organizations to competitively assist with economic recovery and development efforts.

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Recovery with Resilience: Diversifying Supply Chains to Reduce Risk in the Global Economy
September 10, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam The shock to the global economy, triggered by the public health crisis of Covid-19, has raised questions about the resiliency of global supply chains. CSIS lays out how the Indo-Pacific region, with limited development assistance, can help diversify and de-risk the system.

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Dual Circulation and China’s New Hedged Integration Strategy
August 24, 2020 | Jude Blanchette, Andrew Polk Beijing believes decoupling is the new normal, and its new "dual circulation" strategy is its answer to an increasingly bifurcated global economy. Will the new policy framework help China navigate evolving geopolitical realities?

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Trade May Still Be the Ballast in U.S.-China Relations—At Least for Now
August 10, 2020 | Claire Reade Despite the hurricane threatening to engulf U.S.-China ties, there are indicators that the trade side of the relationship could remain in the calmer eye of any hurricane at least through the end of 2020.

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The Forgotten Power of Trade
August 6, 2020 | Jonathan E. Hillman The world’s largest economy has largely forgotten how to use economic power. As it leans heavily on the stick, the United States must rediscover the power of the carrot in foreign affairs.

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China and Russia: Economic Unequals
July 15, 2020 | Jonathan E. Hillman Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are attempting to put economics at the center of their strategic partnership, but a closer look at four dimensions of China-Russia connectivity reveals a partnership of unequals that will become even more lopsided in the future.

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A Democratic Trade Policy Part III
June 30, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch In part three of his series, the Scholl Chair outlines the future for the Democratic Party’s trade policy. If Biden wins, how will he confront China and the WTO?

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An Open Alliance for Digital Trade
May 27, 2020 In competing with China, the United States and its democratic allies should place the free flow of data and an open global digital economy at the heart of their strategy, writes Sam duPont.

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U.S.-India Economic Ties: Opportunity through Crisis
May 13, 2020 | Richard M. Rossow

The Covid-19 crisis comes at a time of worsening U.S.-India economic relations. But recovery from the pandemic offers new opportunities for positive cooperation and more resilient linkages.

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China’s Poor Purchasing Performance: How Should the United States Respond?
May 8, 2020 | Scott Kennedy The initial data is in, and China is falling woefully short of its purchase commitments in the Phase One deal. The Trump administration faces a difficult choice in determining how to respond.

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America Challenges China's National Talent Programs
May 5, 2020 China’s Thousand Talents Plan, created in 2008 to overcome the brain drain of Chinese talent that has remained abroad, has generated deep concerns about IP theft. This paper analyzes the program and offers policy recommendations for China and the United States.

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