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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ANZTEC and Taiwan’s Quest for Economic Integration

The carefully titled Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC), signed on July 10, represents a diplomatic coup for Taipei and a win for New Zealand.

Commentary by Nicole White, Jieming Chu and Kaelyn Lowmaster — August 1, 2013

U.S.-China S&ED: New Players, Familiar Issues

The fifth meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Washington on July 10–11.

Critical Questions by Christopher K. Johnson and Matthew P. Goodman — July 8, 2013

China Reality Check Series: Subsidies to China's Industry

How did China move swiftly in capital-intensive industries without labor-cost or scale advantage from a bit player to the world's largest manufacturer and exporter, and why have so many industrialized countries become exporters of commodities and scrap to China?

Event — June 13, 2013