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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A Policy Agenda for Strategic Competition with China

The newly formed Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party has a unique opportunity to bolster U.S. national and international competitiveness, argues CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette.

Commentary by Jude Blanchette — March 13, 2023

The Asia Chessboard

Taking Stock of U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

Mike and Jude are joined by Kurt M. Campbell and Mira Rapp-Hooper to discuss to U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy one year on.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — March 7, 2023

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

China’s Evolving Political and Economic System

In this episode of Pekingology,  Jude Blanchette is joined by Kellee Tsai to discuss her recent articles “Structural Power, Hegemony, and State Capitalism: Limits to China’s Global Economic Power,” published in Politics & Society, and “China’s Party-State Capitalism and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Insecurity,” published in International Security.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — March 2, 2023

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

Calling Check: Technology Competition with China

This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Emily Kilcrease, director of the Energy, Economics, and Security program at CNAS, to discuss trade, high-tech industries, and competition with China.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — February 21, 2023

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard to discuss his work on corporate governance in the Chinese state sector, focusing on his paper: “Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics: Party Organization in State-owned Enterprises.” 

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — February 16, 2023

CSIS Pekingology

To Deter Beijing, What the United States Says Matters

This commentary argues that conflicting statements by top U.S. military and defense leaders about the imminence of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan risk undermining the strength of U.S. deterrence vis-à-vis Beijing.  

Commentary by Jude Blanchette and Ryan Hass — February 2, 2023