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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Toward a Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?

The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS China Power Project, and the Brookings Institution host a discussion on rising U.S.-China tensions surrounding Taiwan.

Transcript — August 4, 2022

The Asia Chessboard

The Legacy of Shinzo Abe

This week, Mike welcomes new co-host, Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, to interview Mike on the strategic and political legacy of Shinzo Abe, following the assassination of the former Japanese Prime Minister on July 8.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — August 1, 2022

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Pekingology

Localized Bargaining

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Xiao Ma, an assistant professor of Political Science at Peking University and faculty associate at Peking University Research Center for Contemporary China, to discuss his recent book, Localized Bargaining: The Political Economy of China’s High-Speed Railway Program.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — July 28, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

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

Drawing from a recent workshop, this commentary summarizes four key questions that the foreign policy community should consider in order to orient U.S. grand strategy on a more sustainable and effective path.

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

Xi's New Global Security Initiative

Please join CSIS Interpret: China project in its inaugural event for a discussion of China’s newly proposed Global Security Initiative with leading experts.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Manoj Kewalramani , Sheena Chestnut Greitens , and M. Taylor Fravel — July 14, 2022

Pekingology

Terror Capitalism

In this week’s episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Darren Byler, an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, to discuss two of his recent books, Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City, and In the Camps: China's High-Tech Penal Colony.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — July 14, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

Is Hong Kong Still a Global Business Hub?

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for an in-depth discussion on the future Hong Kong, featuring a keynote address by Consul General Hanscom Smith, followed by an expert panel discussion.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Hanscom Smith , Tara Joseph , Jessica Bartlett , and Charles Mok — July 6, 2022

Pekingology

Rebuilding Authority

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt, departmental lecturer in modern Chinese studies at the University of Oxford, to discuss his recent paper, Rebuilding Authority: The Party's Relationship with Its Grassroots Organizations.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — June 30, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

Book Event: The Age of the Strongman

Please join the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies on June 23rd at 9:30 AM EST for a discussion of the new book, The Age of the Strongman, authored by Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times.

Event by Jude Blanchette and Gideon Rachman — June 23, 2022