Freeman Chair in China Studies

The Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system, domestic agenda, and foreign policy

The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system, domestic agenda, and foreign policy. Our work focuses on leadership politics, policymaking and decision-making processes, party-state governance, political discourse and the role of ideology, sources of political stability and risk, and how these dynamics affect the broader world.

The Freeman Chair in China Studies was established in 1994 to advance the study of China and promote understanding between the United States and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. It was founded by Houghton “Buck” Freeman (1921-2010).

 

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Interpret: China

Interpret: China is a Freeman Chair in China Studies project that seeks to enable a more objective understanding of China through the translation and analysis of primary source material.

 

The project seeks to transform how policymakers, companies, researchers, journalists and the broader public understand China.

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Xi Jinping’s Return to Washington: A State Visit to Build Stability

Xi’s visit to Washington is likely to be heavy on optics and symbolism but light on substantive progress, highlighting both leaders’ conviction that each is the only one who can manage the other and that regular meetings are necessary to stabilize the bilateral relationship.

Critical Questions by Edgard D. Kagan — September 22, 2026

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Taiwan and the Pacific

Report by Henrietta Levin, Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, and Emma Y. Liu — August 27, 2026

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Pekingology

China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping

Steve Tsang joins  to discuss China’s ambitions under Xi Jinping and the ideas shaping Beijing’s approach to the world.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — October 1, 2026

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism

Mike is joined by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens to discuss how regime survival concerns among the Indo-Pacific’s authoritarian powers are shaping their foreign relations and the region's broader strategic competition.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — September 29, 2026

CSIS The Asia Chess Board

Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit

CSIS experts assess the outcomes of the Trump-Xi White House summit in September 2026 and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — September 28, 2026

Xi Jinping’s Return to Washington: A State Visit to Build Stability

Xi’s visit to Washington is likely to be heavy on optics and symbolism but light on substantive progress, highlighting both leaders’ conviction that each is the only one who can manage the other and that regular meetings are necessary to stabilize the bilateral relationship.

Critical Questions by Edgard D. Kagan — September 22, 2026

The Asia Chessboard

Taking Stock of U.S. Strategy in Asia

Mike sits down with Randall Schriver to take stock of America’s strategy in Asia.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — September 15, 2026

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy

Henrietta Levin is joined by Kurt Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State and President Biden’s “Asia Czar.”

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — September 3, 2026

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

Asia in the New Nuclear Age

Mike is joined by Professor Vipin Narang to discuss the future of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence in Asia.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — September 1, 2026

CSIS The Asia Chess Board