Chinese Business and Economics

The Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics provides unmatched thought leadership for the Washington policy community by examining China’s economy and the costs and benefits of its commercial relationship with the United States and the rest of the world.

We go beyond the headlines to examine Chinese sectoral trends and industrial policy, the behavior of its companies and financial institutions, trade and supply chains, and the political economy of CleanTech and climate governance. With our rigorous empirical and data-driven research, we put forward proposals for how the United States and others can adopt smart policies that account for economic tradeoffs in an era defined by both deep interdependence and strategic competition.

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Diversifying, Not Decoupling

The CSIS Trustee Chair’s second formal survey of over 600 Taiwanese companies reveals they remain worried about the international environment and conditions in China, but are engaged in diversifying rather than fully decoupling their business from China.

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Report by Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — September 9, 2024

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Wins and Losses: Chinese Industrial Policy’s Uneven Success

Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston explain the development of industrial policy in China and summarize academic research that clarifies where industrial policy succeeded and where it failed. The report considers the implications for the United States and others.

Commentary by Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston — November 19, 2024

Driving Change: How EVs Are Reshaping China’s Economic Relationship with Latin America

Brief by Ilaria Mazzocco, Ryan C. Berg, and Rubi Bledsoe — September 19, 2024

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All Bark and No Bite? The 118th Congress on China

Blog Post by Ryan Featherston and Nancy Wei — September 6, 2024

Third Plenum Hot Takes: Skepticism and Concern

Blog Post by Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Lily McElwee, Claire Reade, Daniel H. Rosen, and Logan Wright — July 22, 2024

Is It Me or the Economic System? Changing Evaluations of Inequality in China

Commentary by Scott Kennedy and Ilaria Mazzocco — July 9, 2024

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Big Data China

Big Data China is a collaboration between the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) dedicated to bridging the gap between cutting-edge quantitative academic research and the Washington policy community.

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Join host Scott Kennedy as he speaks to Chinese leaders from business, government, and academia, as well as foreigners who have spent many years living and working in China, on what makes China tick, where is the country going, what connects us, and what divides us on China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy.

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Scott Kennedy

Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics