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, domestic agenda, and foreign policy

The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system, domestic agenda, and foreign policy. Our work focuses on leadership politics, policymaking and decision-making processes, party-state governance, political discourse and the role of ideology, sources of political stability and risk, and how these dynamics affect the broader world.

The Freeman Chair in China Studies was established in 1994 to advance the study of China and promote understanding between the United States and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. It was founded by 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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China’s Economic Transition: Debt, Demography, Deglobalization, and Scenarios for 2035

It is a dynamic time for China’s economy: Its growth model of the previous two decades has reached its limit, and Beijing must now pivot. This report presents a clear picture of the economy Beijing wants to build by 2035 and the potential scenarios for how it might unfold.

Report by Dinny McMahon and Andrew Polk — September 3, 2025

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Pekingology

The Locknet: How China Controls its Internet

Henrietta is joined by Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson to discuss how the government and internet platforms collaborate on censorship, how tensions between the CCP's political and economic goals play out online, and how Chinese censorship is changing the internet abroad. 

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — August 7, 2025

CSIS Pekingology
Pekingology

History, Memory, and the Party

Henrietta Levin is joined by Dr. Rana Mitter to discuss the relationship between history and politics in today’s China, how memory of World War II shapes Beijing’s thinking on Taiwan, the worldview of the next generation of CCP leaders, and more.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — July 24, 2025

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

Why Aid Matters to Asia Strategy

Mike speaks with Michael Schiffer about foreign aid and its role in supporting U.S. interests abroad.  

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — July 22, 2025

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy

Host Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, is joined by Kurt Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State, to discuss how Beijing views American power, the development of U.S. strategy towards China, and more.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — July 10, 2025

CSIS Pekingology
Pekingology

New Episodes of Pekingology Coming Soon

Pekingology is back with all-new conversations hosted by Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. Tune in on July 10th for our next episode featuring Dr. Kurt Campbell, former deputy secretary of state and President Biden’s “Asia Czar.”

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — July 1, 2025

CSIS Pekingology