By Christopher K. Johnson — Nearly two weeks after the U.S. “Trade Avengers” unleashed during their visit to Beijing what one reasonably could call “trade shock and awe” with a very aggressive—if thoroughly researched and well-crafted—set of demands targeting the…
In the second half of the latest CSIS podcast (8:00), the Freeman Chair’s Chris Johnson and Scott Kennedy discuss what China’s abolition of presidential term limits means for Xi Jinping and the future of China, the challenges and pressures that…
In this podcast, we take a deep dive into the outcomes of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress. Now that the dust has settled following Xi Jinping’s resounding win, we turned to two leading China-watchers to analyze the implications…
By Christopher K. Johnson & Scott Kennedy — After much anticipation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on October 18 opened the 19th Party Congress. The Congress, which will run through October 24, is the culmination of the more-than-year-long preparations for…
By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy, & Qiu Mingda — As Xi Jinping’s first term ends and his second begins, it is a particularly opportune moment to evaluate the major changes he has wrought in Chinese politics. Prior to his…
By Christopher K. Johnson, Matthew P. Goodman, & Jonathan E. Hillman — Background China’s biggest diplomatic event of the year is on May 14–15, when President Xi Jinping will welcome leaders from 28 countries and delegates from 110 countries at…
By Victor Cha, Bonnie Glaser, Matthew P. Goodman, Michael J. Green, Christopher K. Johnson, & Scott Kennedy — Background President Donald Trump will host President Xi Jinping of China at Mar-a-Lago on April 6–7. This will be the first opportunity…
In this episode we explore how China spies. China’s role in geopolitics continues to expand, yet finding even the basics on China’s organizations responsible for foreign intelligence collection and espionage is a challenge. Jamestown Foundation Fellow Peter Mattis and CSIS…
By Gregory Poling, Michael J. Green, Murray Hiebert, Christopher K. Johnson, Amy Searight & Bonnie Glaser — Today an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a long-awaited ruling in Manila’s case against Beijing’s claims…
The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies released a new study assessing China’s 13th Five-Year Plan. The report Perfecting China, Inc. by Scott Kennedy and Christopher Johnson was rolled out on May 23, during a public event at CSIS. The…
