China Power Project

The China Power Project provides in-depth, data-driven analysis of China’s evolving power, with a particular focus on Chinese foreign and security policy and Taiwan security issues 

The China Power Project is committed to providing interactive visualizations and expert analysis in order to facilitate informed discussions of the complexities, capabilities, and potential outcomes of China’s rise.

The project examines five key areas of capabilities: military, economic, social, technology, and international image and engagement. Our team analyzes available data on Chinese capabilities, and provides expert analysis to contextualize facts and figures for our users.

The Project hopes to advance the understanding of China among policymakers, academics, students, businessmen, and others, helping to bridge the gap between research and policy communities in the U.S. and elsewhere. In so doing, this project aims to reduce uncertainty and promote a more common understanding of the metrics that are used to measure China’s rise, as well as the opportunities and challenges that China poses.

In addition to our work on Chinese power, our experts also conduct research on Chinese foreign and security policy with a focus on US-China relations, maritime security, Chinese foreign policy decision making, cross-Strait relations, China’s periphery diplomacy, and Taiwan-related foreign policy issues.

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Unpacking China’s Recent SLBM Test into the Pacific

On July 6th, China tested a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile from the South China Sea into the Pacific, marking the first time China has ever launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile into international open waters. Mr. Joseph Rodgers, Dr. Bonny Lin, and Dr. Charles Edel discuss the details of the launch, including how China broke with established international code of conduct, what drove China to conduct the missile test, and how regional countries have responded to China’s provocative and destabilizing action.

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Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding

China has developed the largest shipbuilding industry in recent history and now uses it as an instrument of national power. It is key to Beijing's ambitions to displace the United States as the preeminent power in the Asia-Pacific and project power far from China’s shores.

Congressional Testimony by Matthew P. Funaiole — July 22, 2026

Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea

This CSIS brief offers groundbreaking insight into the value and types of goods flowing through eight different South China Sea chokepoints. The analysis reveals each country’s reliance on each chokepoint and challenges assumptions about their relative importance.

Brief by CSIS Scholars — July 1, 2026