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President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Director, China Power Project and Senior Adviser
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Matthew P. Funaiole

Vice President, iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation and Senior Fellow, China Power Project
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Ilaria Mazzocco

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Benjamin Jensen

Director, Futures Lab and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Brian Hart

Deputy Director and Fellow, China Power Project
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Douglas Comstock

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Hugh Grant-Chapman

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Harrison Prétat

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China's Power: Up for Debate 2026

Join in-person or online for one of CSIS's premier annual China conferences. Hear discussions and debates on core issues underpinning China's power and U.S.-China relations. 

Event — October 28, 2026

The Eurofile Live: Are Europe and China on an Economic Collision Course?

The Eurofile LIVE: a special video podcast event examining Europe's hardening economic approach to China. Max Bergmann is joined by Ilaria Mazzocco and Tobias Gehrke to discuss the recent EU-China EV agreement, growing Franco-German pushback on Chinese overcapacity, and where Europe's China strategy is heading.

Event — October 22, 2026

How Iran Smuggles Parts for its Drones | The High Top

In this episode of The High Top, Jon Alterman and Kate Koren examine the cheap commercial chips inside Iran’s weapons, why China and Russia aren’t helping, and what export controls can realistically achieve.

Event — October 7, 2026

Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War

China is using the Russia-Ukraine drone war as a military laboratory. Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar trace how quickly Chinese analysts identify battlefield innovations and how the PLA translates the lessons into training, procurement, hardware, and force structure.

Commentary by Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar — October 7, 2026

Cache Me If You Can

Trump, Xi, and the New U.S.-China Bargain

Scott Kennedy joins Matt and Lauryn to unpack the Trump-Xi summit and what it means for U.S.-China relations.

Podcast Episode by Matt Pearl, Lauryn Williams, and Scott Kennedy — October 2, 2026

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Japan as a Maritime Great Power and the China Challenge

Join the CSIS Japan Chair for a discussion of Japan’s evolution as one of the world’s most significant maritime great powers, the challenges it faces from China, and the potential for U.S.-Japan cooperation.

Event — October 1, 2026

Pekingology

China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping

Steve Tsang joins  to discuss China’s ambitions under Xi Jinping and the ideas shaping Beijing’s approach to the world.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — October 1, 2026

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