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 the Chinese economy, his ongoing areas of focus include China’s high-tech drive, U.S.-China relations, and global economic governance. Kennedy has been traveling to China for 38 years. His major publications include The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive (CSIS, March 2026); U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling: Advancing Mutual Understanding in an Era of Intense Rivalry (CSIS, March 2024); (with Wang Jisi) 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). His commentaries and articles have appeared the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, China Quarterly, and China Journal. Kennedy is co-organizer of the track-2 U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, and he hosts the China Field Notes podcast, which features voices from on the ground in China.

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

甘思德是美国国际战略研究中心（CSIS）高级顾问兼中国商务与经济董事讲席教授。作为研究中国经济的权威专家，他目前关注的领域包括中国的高科技驱动、中美关系以及全球经济治理。甘思德已有38年赴中国的经历。他的主要出版物包括：《创新的力量：中国高科技驱动的战略价值》（CSIS，2026年3月）、《美中学术再挂钩：在激烈竞争的时代促进相互理解》（CSIS，2024年3月）、《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）。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》、《华盛顿邮报》、《华尔街日报》、《外交事务》、《外交政策》、《中国季刊》和《中国杂志》。甘思德是二轨"中美全球经济秩序（GEO）对话"的共同组织者，并主持《中国田野笔记》（China Field Notes）播客，采访来自中国当地的声音。

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China's Power: Up for Debate 2026

Join in-person or online for one of CSIS's premier annual China conferences. Hear discussions and debates on core issues underpinning China's power and U.S.-China relations. 

Event — October 28, 2026

Cache Me If You Can

Trump, Xi, and the New U.S.-China Bargain

Scott Kennedy joins Matt and Lauryn to unpack the Trump-Xi summit and what it means for U.S.-China relations.

Podcast Episode by Matt Pearl, Lauryn Williams, and Scott Kennedy — October 2, 2026

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Is China’s Economy Broken?

Scott Kennedy hosts Logan Wright (Rhodium Group; CSIS non-resident senior associate) to discuss his new book, Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What It Means for the World. He examines the financial roots of China's slowdown and Beijing's policy options.

Event — September 28, 2026

The Trade Guys

The Trump-Xi Summit and All Things China with Scott Kennedy

On this episode, Bill and Scott talk with Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, and Scott Kennedy — September 21, 2026

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The U.S.-China Summit: Too Big and Too Small to Fail

Scott Kennedy argues that although the Trump-Xi summit will likely extend the current period of stability, the gap between the convening’s limited ambitions and the growing challenges facing the world points to a growing vacuum of global leadership.

Commentary by Scott Kennedy — September 18, 2026