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 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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China Isn’t on the G7 Agenda, but It’s Still the Main Event

As G7 leaders meet in Kananaskis, one top priority—China—won’t appear on the public agenda. Behind closed doors, however, leaders will grapple with how Beijing is reshaping the global order and challenging the G7’s security, prosperity, and core values.

Critical Questions by Henrietta Levin — June 16, 2025

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China Across CSIS: What Are U.S. and NATO Views on China?

In this episode from The Impossible State, Victor Cha is joined by Henrietta Levin and Dr. Luis Simón discusses the Trump administration’s policy toward China, U.S.–China trade relations, the future of U.S. and NATO engagement with China, and more.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha — June 12, 2025

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Russia, the Newest Disrupter in Southeast Asia?

Mike speaks with Ian Storey about his new book, Putin's Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin's Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — June 5, 2025

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

China Across CSIS: Lessons and Next Steps from Deals with China and the UK

This episode of Trade Guys features Bill Reinsch, Scott Miller, and Andrew Schwartz discussing the U.S.-China Geneva agreement to ease the trade war and negotiating lessons from the US-UK framework under the Trump administration.

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and H. Andrew Schwartz — May 29, 2025

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

Indo-Pacific Strategy with U.S. Rep. Ami Bera

This week Mike speaks to Congressman Ami Bera, who represents California’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Bera is a senior Democrat serving as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discuss the role of Congress in determining U.S. Indo Pacific Strategy.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — May 20, 2025

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

China Across CSIS: PRC Leadership Decisionmaking with Mr. Jon Czin

In this special episode from the ChinaPower podcast, Mr. Jon Czin joins host Bonny Lin to discuss domestic dynamics and leadership decisionmaking within the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC).

Original interview published on October 31, 2024.

Podcast Episode by Bonny Lin — May 15, 2025

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Pekingology

China Across CSIS: Communication Amid Competition with Chen Dongxiao

In this episode from China Field Notes, Chen Dongxiao, President of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), discusses his career and offers a frank assessment of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship during the late-Biden and early Trump administrations.

Podcast Episode by Scott Kennedy and Michael Knaak — May 1, 2025

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The Asia Chessboard

The Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Legacy

This week Mike joins Mira Rapp-Hooper, a political scientist and expert on the Indo-Pacific who formerly served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at the National Security Council, White House.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — April 15, 2025

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