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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Michael Knaak
Program Manager, Freeman Chair in China Studies
202-775-7316
mknaak@csis.org

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H. Andrew Schwartz
Chief Communications Officer
202.775.3242
aschwartz@csis.org

Paige Montfort
Media Relations Manager, External Relations
202.775.3173
pmontfort@csis.org

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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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Featured Analysis

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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

Central Questions in U.S.-China Relations amid Global Turbulence

Commentary by Ryan Hass and Jude Blanchette — July 21, 2022

Best and Bosom Friends: Why China-Russia Ties Will Deepen after Russia’s War on Ukraine

Brief by Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David O. Shullman — June 22, 2022

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Freeman Chair Events

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Pekingology

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Pekingology

China’s Strategic Opportunity

Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Yong Deng to discuss his new book.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — October 13, 2022

Pekingology

Chinese Influence through Technical Standardization Power

Jude Blanchette is joined by Tim Rühlig, Research Fellow in the Technology and Global Affairs Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss his recent paper.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — September 29, 2022

The Truth of the Matter

Taiwan Confusion

CSIS’s Jude Blanchette joins the podcast to discuss U.S. policy confusion surrounding Taiwan, our concepts of “strategic ambiguity” and “strategic clarity” and how China can be deterred.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jude Blanchette — September 22, 2022

Pekingology

Surveillance State

Josh Chin and Liza Lin, reporters at the Wall Street Journal, discuss their new book, Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — September 16, 2022