China’s Financial Risks

The Trustee Chair aims to advance understanding of the key risk factors plaguing China’s complex financial system and to shed light on how these risks impact the United States and other global economies.

With lingering effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and an overburden real estate sector, China’s road to economic recovery and financial stability remains rocky. The Trustee Chair aims to advance understanding of the key risks plaguing China’s complex financial system and to shed light on how these risks affect the United States, other countries, and the global economic system. Trustee Chair experts provide qualitative and quantitative analysis on China’s financial credibility, offer risk diagnostics, and provide potential pathways to improve the U.S.-China economic relationship.

This project is made possible through generous support to CSIS.

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China's Economy: How Bad Is It?

China's Economy: How Bad Is It?

The CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on September 9 hosted an online roundtable discussion with a panel of experts on the state of China’s economy.

Transcript — September 9, 2025

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China's Economy: How Bad Is It?

The CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on September 9 hosted an online roundtable discussion with a panel of experts on the state of China’s economy.

Transcript — September 9, 2025

Is Your Refrigerator Running? China’s Trade-In Programs and Plans to Boost Consumption

Ryan Featherston explains how China’s recent trade-in programs demonstrate the Chinese government’s thinking about the need for increased consumption. However, the “Two News” and their focus on both consumers and businesses reveal a mindset that has more continuity with supply-side policy than might appear on the surface. 

Blog Post by Ryan Featherston — March 27, 2025

Top Takeaways from China’s Two Sessions

Experts from the CSIS Trustee Chair weigh in on the 2025 "Two Sessions" legislative meetings in China, including their significance for China’s economy, governance, technology development, and energy and climate goals.

Blog Post by Scott Kennedy, Logan Wright, Ilaria Mazzocco, Deborah Seligsohn, Jeannette Chu, and John L. Holden — March 14, 2025

One Moment, Two Speeches

Ryan Featherston and Scott Kennedy highlight surprising similarities and major differences between President Trump's recent address to Congress and the Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Qiang at China's annual Two Sessions.

Blog Post by Ryan Featherston and Scott Kennedy — March 12, 2025

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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Outcomes of China’s Third Plenum: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Scott Kennedy joins us to discuss the major themes from China's long-anticipated Third Plenum and what it signaled for China’s economic trajectory in the coming decade.

Podcast Episode by Bonny Lin and Scott Kennedy — August 1, 2024

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China’s Third Plenum: A Plan for Renewed Reform?

CSIS China experts – Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette, Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy, and China Power Project Director Bonny Lin - will break down the politics of China's Third Plenum, developments in economic policy, and the implications for Chinese foreign policy and relations with the rest of the world.

Event — July 22, 2024

Third Plenum Hot Takes: Skepticism and Concern

Experts from CSIS’s China programs weigh in on the 2024 Third Plenum Decision and its significance for China’s economy, politics, and foreign relations.

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