Scott Kennedy

Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy is senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). A leading authority on Chinese economic policy and U.S.-China commercial relations, Kennedy has traveled to China for 36 years. Ongoing focuses include China’s innovation drive, Chinese industrial policy, U.S.-China relations, and global economic governance. His articles have appeared in a wide array of publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and China Quarterly. Major publications include: U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling: Advancing Mutual Understanding in an Era of Intense Rivalry (CSIS, March 2024); Breaking the Ice: The Role of Scholarly Exchange in Stabilizing U.S.-China Relations (CSIS, 2023); China’s Uneven High-Tech Drive: Implications for the United States (CSIS, 2020); Global Governance and China: The Dragon’s Learning Curve (Routledge, 2018); The Fat Tech Dragon: Benchmarking China’s Innovation Drive (CSIS, 2017); and The Business of Lobbying in China (Harvard University Press, 2005). Kennedy hosts the China Field Notes podcast, featuring on-the-ground voices from China, and the Trustee Chair co-runs the Big Data China initiative, which introduces pathbreaking scholarly research to the policy community. From 2000-2014, Kennedy was a professor at Indiana University (IU), where he established the Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business and was the founding academic director of IU’s China Office. Kennedy received a PhD in political science from George Washington University, his MA from Johns Hopkins-SAIS, and his BA from the University of Virginia. 

A full list of Kennedy’s publications is available here.

甘思德博士是美国国际战略研究中心（CSIS）高级顾问兼中国商务和经济董事项目主任。作为中国经济政策和中美商业关系的权威专家，甘思德已有36年赴中国的经历。他目前关注的领域包括中国的创新驱动、中国的产业政策、中美关系以及全球经济治理。他的文章广泛发表于多个政策、大众和学术平台，包括《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《外交事务》、《外交政策》和《中国季刊》。他的主要出版物包括《美中学术再挂钩：在激烈竞争的时代促进相互理解》（CSIS，2024年）、《破冰：学术交流对稳定美中关系的作用》（CSIS，2023年）（与王缉思合著）、《中国不平衡的高科技驱动：对美国的影响》（CSIS，2020年）、《全球治理与中国：龙的学习曲线》（Routledge，2018年）、《虚胖科技龙：衡量中国的科技之路》（CSIS，2017年）、以及《中国的游说事业》（哈佛大学出版社，2005年）。此外，甘思德主持《中国田野笔记》（China Field Notes）播客，采访中国当地的观点，并与中国商务和经济董事项目共同负责《大数据中国》（Big Data China），将前沿学术研究引入政界。从2000年至2014年，甘思德任教于印第安纳大学（IU），他在该校建立了中国政治与商业研究中心，并担任印第安纳大学中国办公室的创始学术主任。甘思德获得了乔治华盛顿大学政治学博士学位，约翰霍普金斯大学国际研究高等学院（SAIS）硕士学位，以及维吉尼亚大学学士学位。甘思德的出版物清单可于此查看。

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Growing Consensus on China: Real or Imagined?

Scott Kennedy hosts an event centered around a new paper by Rory Truex and Michael Cerny based on a survey of foreign policy professionals assessing the policy consensus on U.S.-China relations. 

Event — December 17, 2024

Managing U.S.-China Tensions over the Global Economic Order

In this collection of brief notes from the U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, participants offer tentative solutions to difficult problems in economic competition, economic security, finance, and decarbonization and development.

Report by Scott Kennedy — November 20, 2024

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Defensive Measures Against China: Time for a Reevaluation

An audio version of “Defensive Measures Against China: Time for a Reevaluation,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Scott Kennedy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Scott Kennedy — October 29, 2024

Audio Briefs

Defensive Measures Against China: Time for a Reevaluation

The cumulative effects of U.S. defensive economic actions against China deserve careful evaluation, including their potential negative consequences. The United States and its allies should reassess their approach and adapt as needed.

Commentary by Scott Kennedy — October 29, 2024

China’s Stimulus Package: Will It Work?

Scott Kennedy hosts a roundtable discussion on China's major stimulus package, and whether it will prove effective at boosting growth and restoring confidence in the economy. 

Event — October 4, 2024

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A Deep Dive on the Chinese Economy with Scott Kennedy

On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we are lucky to be joined by Scott Kennedy, the Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS. Discussion topics include the origins of China's economic downturn, Taiwanese investment in China, and what the future may hold for the world's second-largest economy and its trade relationships.

Podcast Episode by William Alan Reinsch, Scott Miller, Evan Brown, and Scott Kennedy — September 23, 2024

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Hedging Their Bets: Taiwan Industry Adapts to Geostrategic Risks

The Trustee Chair hosts the launch of a report on the findings of a survey of over 600 Taiwanese businesses. The report finds that Taiwanese companies moving their value chains but are also pursuing various forms of diversification. Experts will discuss the implications for the international business community, Taiwanese politics, and U.S.-Taiwan relations. 

Event — September 11, 2024