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Saving Subic: Strategic Infrastructure, Development Finance, and the Limits of U.S. Economic Statecraft

China’s Solar Industry Is in Upheaval—The Effects Will Be Global

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Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan

Signals in the Swarm: The Data Behind China’s Maritime Gray Zone Campaign Near Taiwan

The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think

Assessing Xi’s Unprecedented Purges of China’s Military: Key Developments and Potential Implications

Tech Competition

China’s Localization Drive in Semiconductors Gains Impetus from Allied Chip Export Controls

The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive

Thomas Christensen in Foreign Affairs: Will China Overplay Its Hand?

The Shield of Americas Gathering and an Amplified Strategy to Counter China in the Western Hemisphere

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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.”

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

How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses

Chinese Energy Investments in Southeast Asia

The Electric Vehicle Playbook for Emerging Markets

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Pekingology

Decoding China's Two Sessions: Politics, Purges, and a New Five Year Plan

Neil Thomas joins the show to discuss the significance of China's recent "Two Sessions," the state of China's elite politics and purges, highlights of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and who might rise to important roles during Xi's fourth term.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — March 19, 2026

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The Trade Guys

Victor Cha on China's Weaponization of Trade

Victor Cha joins the show to discuss a series of cases from his new book, China's Weaponization of Trade, which examines how and in what ways the United States and China have deployed economic coercion, focusing on China’s extensive use of this tactic over the past three decades.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch — March 16, 2026

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The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think

This CSIS China Power report is based on a groundbreaking dataset of Chinese military purges since 2022. The report sheds light on the unprecedented scope and reach of these purges and their implications for the PLA’s present and future.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 24, 2026

Is China Leading the Robotics Revolution?

The CSIS China Power Project examines the growing role of robots in China’s economy and the resulting geopolitical impacts from China’s transforming industrial landscape.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 12, 2026

In China’s Orbit: Beijing’s Space Diplomacy in the Global South

China is using its dual-use space industry to lock in long-term influence across the Global South, creating strategic, economic, and security dependencies that will shape the future balance of power in orbit.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Aidan Powers-Riggs — January 15, 2026