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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Understanding Global South Perspectives on Taiwan

The CSIS Freeman Chair convened an international task force on Taiwan and the Global South. Members evaluated the state of Taiwan’s relationships in the Global South, opportunities to expand engagement, and Global South perspectives on cross-Strait issues.

Brief by Henrietta Levin and Hugh Grant-Chapman — January 16, 2026

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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

CSIS Pekingology
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

CSIS Pekingology
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

CSIS The Asia Chess Board
Pekingology

Dictatorship and Information

In this episode from January 2023, Jude Blanchette is joined by Martin K. Dimitrov, a professor of political science at Tulane University, to discuss his recent book, ‘Dictatorship and Information’: Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — April 3, 2025

CSIS Pekingology
The Asia Chessboard

South Korean Tumult and Strategic Direction

This week Mike joins Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair. They discuss South Korea's recently failed coup in 2024, and the future of South Korean international relations in the region.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Victor Cha — April 1, 2025

CSIS The Asia Chess Board

Could Allies Decide the Future of the Indo-Pacific?

In this Marshall Paper, Phillips P. O’Brien assesses the critical importance of allies in deciding major conflicts. O’Brien argues that the U.S. allies appear strong on paper, but a long conflict may hinge more on commitment than on capability.

Brief by Phillips O'Brien — April 1, 2025

The Asia Chessboard

Abe's Legacy and Japan's Next Moves

This week Mike joins Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Kanehara previously served as assistant chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, he also became the inaugural deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat. He also served as deputy director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. They discuss Japan's foreign policy and what to expect in the coming years.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — March 18, 2025

CSIS The Asia Chess Board