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China's Power: Up for Debate 2026

Presented by China Power Project
October 28 – 29, 2026

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Section 301 Tariffs and China: A Risky Gambit

Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea

Taiwan

Expect A More Dangerous Asia If Maritime Issues Don’t Make the Trump-Xi Agenda

Taiwan Needs an AI Cyber Shield Now to Defend Against Invasion

Defense and Military

Flipping the Script: How to Hold China’s New Carriers at Risk

Risks of Racing: Russian and Chinese Perceptions of Strategic Competition in the Euro-Atlantic Region

Tech Competition

The State of AI Global Governance and Its Implications for the U.S.-China Summit

Beyond the China IP Theft Narrative

The U.S.-China Summit: Too Big and Too Small to Fail

Xi Jinping’s Return to Washington: A State Visit to Build Stability

Health

How Foes Can Defeat a Common Enemy: U.S.-China Collaboration to Combat Ebola

Tom Bollyky, CFR: China will not fill the gap “as the dominant actor in global health security exits the stage.”

Human Rights

How Civil Society Exposes the Human Rights Risks of the Digital Silk Road

Assessing the Impact of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act After Three Years

Energy and Climate

China’s Nuclear Energy Priorities Under Its 15th Five-Year Plan

Chinese Energy Investments in Southeast Asia

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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

CSIS Pekingology

Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit

CSIS experts assess the outcomes of the Trump-Xi White House summit in September 2026 and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — September 28, 2026

Beyond the China IP Theft Narrative

While Chinese IP theft remains an important challenge, it is an insufficient framework for understanding modern China's relationship with IP.

Commentary by Chris Borges — September 24, 2026

Xi Jinping’s Return to Washington: A State Visit to Build Stability

Xi’s visit to Washington is likely to be heavy on optics and symbolism but light on substantive progress, highlighting both leaders’ conviction that each is the only one who can manage the other and that regular meetings are necessary to stabilize the bilateral relationship.

Critical Questions by Edgard D. Kagan — September 22, 2026

The Trade Guys

The Trump-Xi Summit and All Things China with Scott Kennedy

On this episode, Bill and Scott talk with Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, and Scott Kennedy — September 21, 2026

CSIS The Trade Guys