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China Imposes Its Most Stringent Critical Minerals Export Restrictions Yet Amidst Escalating U.S.-China Tech War

On December 3, China announced strict export controls on critical minerals amid a growing tech trade war with the United States, posing significant economic and national security risks given their role in semiconductors and defense technologies.

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Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — December 4, 2024

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Managing U.S.-China Tensions over the Global Economic Order

In this collection of brief notes from the U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, participants offer tentative solutions to difficult problems in economic competition, economic security, finance, and decarbonization and development.

Report by Scott Kennedy — November 20, 2024

Wins and Losses: Chinese Industrial Policy’s Uneven Success

Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston explain the development of industrial policy in China and summarize academic research that clarifies where industrial policy succeeded and where it failed. The report considers the implications for the United States and others.

Commentary by Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston — November 19, 2024

Retooling U.S. Trade to Meet the China Challenge: GSP Matters

The four-year lapse of the General Systems of Preference program, a cornerstone of U.S. trade policy, has allowed China to grow its political and economic influence in the Global South. Congressional reauthorization is crucial to combat China’s development offensive.

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde, Thomas Bryja, and Meredith Broadbent — November 4, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

Navin Girishankar: Economic Security and Technology at CSIS

Navin Girishankar, president of CSIS’s new Economic Security and Technology Department, joins the podcast to discuss his experience working at the Department of Commerce, Bridgewater Associates, and the World Bank, as well as CSIS’s renewed focus on economic statecraft and technology to address 21st-century security threats.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Navin Girishankar — September 9, 2024

CSIS the truth of the matter

How China’s Human Capital Impacts Its National Competitiveness

How will the strengths and weaknesses of China’s human capital impact its national competitiveness? Updated with new data and policy developments, this brief explores Beijing's strategy for cultivating a talent ecosystem and challenges it will face in the years ahead.

Brief by Briana Boland, Kevin Dong, Jude Blanchette, Ryan Hass, and Erica Ye — June 17, 2024

Experts React: Energy and Trade Implications of Tariffs on Chinese Imports

On May 14, 2024, the White House announced increased tariffs on Chinese imports. In this commentary, CSIS scholars delve into key aspects of these new tariffs and the sectors where they apply.

Commentary by Joseph Majkut, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, Emily Benson, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, and Quill Robinson — May 14, 2024

Expanding the Tool Kit to Counter China's Economic Coercion

The United States can combat China’s coercive behaviors by employing a new approach to economic statecraft and competition. This strategy involves sanctioning goods where the United States and its allies have market dominance and where China cannot substitute its imports.

Report by Cynthia Cook, Gregory Sanders, Alexander Holderness, John Schaus, Nicholas Velazquez, Audrey Aldisert, Henry H. Carroll, and Emily Hardesty — May 6, 2024