Freeman Chair in China Studies

The Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system and the dynamics that impact its domestic policy agenda and external behavior

The Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system and the dynamics that impact its domestic policy agenda and external behavior. Our mission is to shape the public policy debate by providing timely and objective analysis that challenges the status quo and informs policymakers, the public, and corporate executives on the most important issues impacting China’s political trajectory.

Our work focuses on five key areas:

  • Leadership politics
  • Policy- and decisionmaking
  • Party-state governance
  • Political discourse and the role of ideology
  • Sources of political stability and risk

CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies was established in the late 1990s to advance the study of China and to promote understanding between the United States and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The Freeman Chair in China Studies was founded and continues to be guided by the principles of Houghton “Buck” Freeman (1921-2010).

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Interpret: China

Interpret: China is a Freeman Chair in China Studies project that seeks to enable a more objective understanding of China through the translation and analysis of primary source material.

 

The project seeks to transform how policymakers, companies, researchers, journalists and the broader public understand China.

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Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

CSIS experts explore the regional implications of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and provide insight into the trajectory of this crisis.

Critical Questions by Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Victor Cha , Ellen Kim , and Gregory B. Poling — August 15, 2022

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China’s Economic Downturn: Structural, Cyclical, or Both?

Please join the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Freeman Chair in China Studies for a roundtable discussion on how best to analyze the Chinese economy with an eye to the future.

Event by Scott Kennedy , Jude Blanchette , Zongyuan Zoe Liu , Nicholas Lardy , Logan Wright , and Lingling Wei — August 31, 2023

Chinese Assessments of Countersanctions Strategies

Please join the Interpret: China project and the CSIS Economics Program for an expert panel discussion of Chinese countersanctions strategies. 

Event by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , Martin Chorzempa , Barry Naughton , and Maria Shagina — May 16, 2023

Chinese Assessments of the Soviet Union's Collapse

Please join the Interpret: China project for a discussion of the lessons the Chinese Communist Party is drawing from the fall of the Soviet Union.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Cheng Chen , Martin Dimitrov , Jeremy Friedman , and Yinan He — May 2, 2023

Assessing the Economic and Financial Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies and the Economics Program at CSIS for an in-depth discussion of the international economic and financial dimensions of a possible crisis in and around the Taiwan Strait. 

Event by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , Anna Ashton , John Fagan , and Emily Kilcrease — March 29, 2023

Countering China's Economic Coercion - Report Launch

Please join the CSIS Economics Program and Freeman Chair for a discussion on how the United States and its allies can best deter China's economic coercion. 

Event by  Ambassador Rahm Emanuel  , Senator Todd Young (R-IN) , Matthew P. Goodman , Jude Blanchette , Dr. Emily Blanchard , Andrew Jory , Lingling Wei , and Matthew Reynolds — March 22, 2023

China's New Government Takes Over: Takeaways from China's Annual Legislative Session

CSIS China experts – Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette, Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy, and China Power Project Director Bonny Lin - will provide analysis and commentary on China's 2023 National People's Congress (NPC). What are the key takeaways from this year’s NPC? How will the session impact how the U.S., and the world more broadly, interacts with China?

Event by Jude Blanchette , Scott Kennedy , Bonny Lin , Manoj Kewalramani , and Jamie Horsley — March 21, 2023

Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations

Please join the Interpret: China project, the CSIS Japan Chair, and a panel of leading experts for a discussion of likely trajectories for China-Japan relations, drawing on insights from newly translated Chinese primary source documents.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , and Rumi Aoyama — January 31, 2023