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).

Meet Our Experts

Learn more about the Freeman Chair in China Studies through our experts, staff, and non-resident affiliates.

Jude Blanchette

Jude Blanchette

Jude Blanchette

Contact Information

Media Queries

Join our mailing list to learn about our research and public events

Current Projects

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.

Visit Microsite

Featured Analysis

Photo: Chien Chih-Hung/Office of The President/Getty Images

Photo: Chien Chih-Hung/Office of The President/Getty Images

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

See all analysis by the Freeman Chair

Freeman Chair Events

Photo: Nikolaj Potanin via CC BY-SA 2.0

Watch past Freeman Chair events and find out about our upcoming events.

View the event

Podcasts

All content by Freeman Chair in China Studies

Filter by

1 - 10 of 458 results

Smallpox Eradication: A Model for Global Cooperation

This brief for the “Advancing Collaboration in an Era of Strategic Competition” project explores the motivations and mechanisms behind U.S.-Soviet coordination on smallpox eradication, drawing lessons for how rivals can approach collaboration on issues of shared concern.

Brief by Nellie Bristol — May 17, 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

Pekingology

How Information Flows Impact Decision Making

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Tyler Jost to discuss how China’s bureaucratic structure and politics impacts leader decision making.  

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — May 11, 2023

CSIS Pekingology

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

Pekingology

Economic Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis

In this episode of Pekingology, Jude Blanchette is joined by Gerard Dipippo and Andrew Polk to discuss the economic and financial dynamics of a possible Taiwan Strait Crisis. 

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , and Andrew Polk — April 13, 2023

CSIS Pekingology

A World of Blocs

This essay by Aaron Friedberg outlines three evolving geopolitical groupings—U.S.-aligned democracies, an “authoritarian axis” led by China and Russia, and the Global South—and explores how the United States and partners should navigate this changing global order.

Brief by Aaron L. Friedberg — April 6, 2023