Past Projects

In an effort to better understand China’s evolving political system and the role of ideology, the Freeman Chair has commissioned a series of translations of important but largely ignored speeches, reports, and articles.

The Freeman Chair in China Studies will focus on China’s emerging global health activities, practices, and diplomatic strategies.

Over the past few decades, China’s rapid economic transformation into a global manufacturing hub has attracted billions of dollars in foreign direct investment, and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. 

China will have nearly 6 million HIV/AIDS cases by 2010, easily placing it among the most heavily infected countries in the world in just the next five to eight years.

The CSIS Commission on China's report 'Smart Power in U.S.-China Relations' presents a strategic framework for the relationship based on the need to cooperatively address transnational challenges.

This project analyzes the U.S.-China strategic nuclear dynamic and seeks to complement official U.S.-China dialogue on strategic matters.

Analyzing macroeconomic, financial, and political variables, this project examines the key sources of pressure within China’s financial system and China’s ability to manage these forces.

The China Balance Sheet is a joint project between CSIS and the Peterson Institute for International Economics that analyzes the dynamics underpinning China’s domestic transformation and emergence as an international power.

The Freeman Chair in China Studies has undertaken a multiyear initiative to explore and map the key features of China's evolving state capitalist system, what we call “CCP Inc.,” in order to better assess its strengths and weaknesses.

Vying for Talent is a joint Brookings-CSIS project that examines the role human talent plays in the sprawling competition between China and the United States.