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

We go beyond the headlines to examine China’s macroeconomy, trends in industrial policy and specific high-tech sectors, the behavior of its companies and financial institutions, its trade and supply chains, the political economy of clean-tech and climate governance in China, U.S.-China relations, and China’s role in global economic 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 trade-offs in an era defined by both deep interdependence and strategic competition. 

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The Global EV Shift: The Role of China and Industrial Policy in Emerging Economies

This report analyzes strategies for EV adoption and industrial development in emerging markets to offer lessons for policymakers, exploring how and why China is catalyzing the transition in many emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Report by Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston — October 22, 2025

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China’s Solar Industry Is in Upheaval—The Effects Will Be Global

Rather than opening space for rivals, China’s solar industry shakeout is forging a more resilient core — embedding deeper into global value chains, securing a technological lead, and reshaping the industry’s future trajectory to its own long-term advantage.

Brief by Michael Davidson and Sandy Qian — March 12, 2026

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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

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Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Ilaria Mazzocco

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Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Daniel H. Rosen

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Claire Reade

Claire Reade

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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John L. Holden

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Deborah Seligsohn

Deborah Seligsohn

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Logan Wright

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Jeannette Chu

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics

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How the United States and China Can Avoid Greater Tensions

During the campaign Donald Trump talked about China and the Asia-Pacific region, often in caustic language, but he only gave little snippets of his potential policy toward the region. Greater tensions are highly likely, but not guaranteed.

Commentary by Scott Kennedy — November 10, 2016

Book Launch: "Developing China: The Remarkable Impact of Foreign Direct Investment"

The Scholl Chair in International Business and the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS present a book launch with Professor Michael Enright on Developing China: The Remarkable Impact of Foreign Direct Investment. Professor Enright will present the key themes of his research, followed by a panel discussion.

Event — September 27, 2016

Cross-Strait Relations Under the Tsai Ing-wen Administration

Since President Tsai Ing-wen’s May inauguration, her administration has faced daunting challenges in trying to implement a complex domestic and foreign policy agenda. President Tsai has consistently avowed her intention to preserve the cross-Strait status quo, but Beijing has just as consistently insisted on certain political preconditions before it will accommodate to her government. With her first 100 days recently completed, Tsai must now look forward on how best to govern the island and manage cross-Strait relations for the next four years.

Event — September 15, 2016

China and the G20

The Economic Statecraft Speaker Series is a forum to highlight the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and to explore the making of international economic policy. It is made possible by the generous support of Alcoa Foundation. 

Event — July 20, 2016

China Reality Check: SOE Reform

The Freeman Chair in China Studies and the Energy and National Security Program cordially invite you to a China Reality Check Series Event: Chinese State-Owned Enterprise Reform: Domestic Challenges and Global Implications.

Event — June 8, 2016

Perfecting China, Inc.: The 13th Five-Year Plan

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for the launch of our new report, Perfecting China, Inc.: The 13th Five Year Plan. Despite the explosive growth of the private sector in China’s economy over the last several decades, and a diminution of the role of planning in the management of an increasingly diverse economic landscape, the Chinese Communist Party’s five-year plans remain the most authoritative strategic vision on the direction of the country’s economic and social policies.

Event — May 23, 2016