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).
Contact Information
- Michael Knaak
- Program Manager, Freeman Chair in China Studies
- 202-775-7316
- mknaak@csis.org
Media Queries
- 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
Current Projects

CCP Inc.

The Marshall Papers

Vying for Talent

Advancing Collaboration in an Era of Strategic Competition
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

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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Toward a Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
Transcript — August 4, 2022
The Legacy of Shinzo Abe
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Central Questions in U.S.-China Relations amid Global Turbulence
Commentary by Ryan Hass and Jude Blanchette — July 21, 2022
Xi's New Global Security Initiative
Event by Jude Blanchette , Manoj Kewalramani , Sheena Chestnut Greitens , and M. Taylor Fravel — July 14, 2022

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Book Event: The Age of the Strongman
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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