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Dire Straits: China’s Push to Secure Its Energy Interests in the Middle East

To meet its vast energy needs, China is expanding its footprint along the Strait of Hormuz—a vital chokepoint for transporting oil. As Beijing looks to secure its interests in the region, it may leverage commercial inroads to further military and intelligence activities.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole , Brian Hart , and Lily McElwee — February 3, 2023

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In the Shadow of Warships

How foreign companies help modernize China’s navy

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole , Brian Hart , and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — December 15, 2021

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Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Director, China Power Project and Senior Fellow, Asian Security
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Vice President, iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation and Senior Fellow, China Power Project
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Ilaria Mazzocco

Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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John Schaus

Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Lily McElwee

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Executive Education

Global Infrastructure Competition: Belt, Road, and Beyond

Get a master’s-level introduction to the fast-moving global infrastructure story, including China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and U.S. and allied responses.

Course Date: October 11, 2023
Registration Closes: September 27, 2023
Belt, Road, and Beyond: The CSIS Belt and Road Executive Course

Recent Visitors to China: Takeaways & Next Steps

Join the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics for a discussion with leading experts who have returned from recent trips to China.

Event by Scott Kennedy , Deborah Seligsohn , and Craig Allen — February 10, 2023

Beijing Airport Interior

"How Private Are Chinese Companies?": A Big Data China Event

Big Data China Feature launch event on China's corporate social credit system, surveillance capitalism, and the implications for U.S. policy.

Event by Scott Kennedy , Ilaria Mazzocco , Scott Rozelle , Barry Naughton , Curtis J. Milhaupt , Lauren Yu-Hsin Lin , and Martin Chorzempa — February 7, 2023

Shanghai Skyline

Dire Straits: China’s Push to Secure Its Energy Interests in the Middle East

To meet its vast energy needs, China is expanding its footprint along the Strait of Hormuz—a vital chokepoint for transporting oil. As Beijing looks to secure its interests in the region, it may leverage commercial inroads to further military and intelligence activities.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole , Brian Hart , and Lily McElwee — February 3, 2023

Black and White image of Chinese Naval
Coronavirus Crisis Update

Dr. Chris Murray, IHME, "…we are in for a harder spell…”

As part of our series on China post-COVID-19, Chris Murray reflects on where things stand, almost two months after President Xi threw off Zero-Covid controls.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and H. Andrew Schwartz — February 2, 2023

CSIS Coronavirus Crisis Update

To Deter Beijing, What the United States Says Matters

This commentary argues that conflicting statements by top U.S. military and defense leaders about the imminence of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan risk undermining the strength of U.S. deterrence vis-à-vis Beijing.  

Commentary by Jude Blanchette and Ryan Hass — February 2, 2023

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Pekingology

Party Building in China's Institutions

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by  Daniel Koss to discuss his work on Party-building in two recent articles.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — February 2, 2023

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Uncovering the Uyghur Genocide

On this episode, host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Ambassador Kelley Currie, former Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, at the 2022 Halifax International Security Forum. Ambassador Currie discussed her role in discovering the horrific genocide taking place in China against the Uyghur community. #HFX2022

 

Please note this episode contains subject matter relating to human atrocities, including but not limited to comments on genocide, torture, and forced sterilization. Listener discretion is advised.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 1, 2023

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