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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Jude Blanchette

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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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The Collapse of One China

As the One China policy accommodation unravels and China’s military attains a credible capability to mount a cross-strait invasion, the United States and its allies should stop hedging and adopt enhanced measures to deter Beijing.

Brief by Ivan Kanapathy — June 17, 2022

Pekingology

Coalitions of the Weak

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Victor Shih, associate professor and Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego. 

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — June 16, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

Book Event: Getting China Wrong

Please join the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies on June 8th at 3:45 PM EST for a discussion of the new book, Getting China Wrong, authored by Aaron L. Friedberg.

Event by Jude Blanchette and Aaron L. Friedberg — June 8, 2022

Pekingology

Factional Model-Making in China

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Olivia Cheung, Research Fellow at the China Institute at SOAS University of London, to discuss her recent paper, Factional Model-making in China: Party Elites’ Open Political Contention in the Policy Process.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — June 2, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

Sanctions, SWIFT, and China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payments System

This paper investigates how far China has gone in creating alternatives to SWIFT, Western banks, and the dollar, explores whether Russia and other countries might be drawn toward this parallel international financial universe, and unpacks its economic and political implications.

Brief by Barry Eichengreen — May 20, 2022

Pekingology

China’s Power Position in Global Ports

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Isaac B. Kardon, an assistant professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College, to discuss his paper Pier Competitor: China’s Power Position in Global Ports, which is co-authored with Wendy Leutert.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — May 19, 2022

CSIS Pekingology

China's Global Ambitions Under Xi Jinping

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for a discussion on the new book, Daring to Struggle: China's Global Ambitions Under Xi Jinping, authored by Bates Gill, Head of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University.

Event by Jude Blanchette and Bates Gill — May 17, 2022

China’s Human Capital Landscape

Join us on May 16th at 1:30 p.m. EST, for a discussion of China’s human capital landscape, drawing on insights from a new report jointly produced by CSIS and the Brookings Institution.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Ryan Hass , Emily S. Weinstein , and Leta Hong Fincher — May 16, 2022