China

Overview

China’s state-led approach to trade, technology, infrastructure, and security presents a systemic challenge to open development models. From AI governance to global lending practices, Beijing is reshaping the rules of economic engagement. The Institute studies how open societies can advance transparency, innovation, and equitable cooperation to counter coercive approaches.

Strategic Question 

Can open economies maintain competitiveness and uphold inclusive development while navigating deep interdependence with a state power reshaping global norms?

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America’s Private-Capital Advantage – How to Outcompete Chinese State Capitalism

America’s Private-Capital Advantage – How to Outcompete Chinese State Capitalism

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Outrunning the Dragon Means Running Together

Outrunning the Dragon Means Running Together

Author’s Note This essay opens my new series, Toward a Trusted Tech Alliance, exploring how democracies can move from fragmentation to common cause in the digital era. At its core is what I call a Digital Steel Accord — in other words, a foundational agreement on data and AI standards, narrow enough to be practical […]

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China Trade Deal – Timeout, not a Treaty

China Trade Deal – Timeout, not a Treaty

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How China is Handling the Trade War

How China is Handling the Trade War

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Countering China’s Manufacturing Dominance

Countering China’s Manufacturing Dominance

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Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico

Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico

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Alliances, Defense, Indo-Pacific, Industrial Policy, Made in Democracy, Policy Brief, Trade

Trump Secured Billions in Investment from Asia. Here’s How to Make Them Count. Learn More

by Jeffrey Kucik, Sam Slocum

November 25, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Development, Digital, External Link, Indo-Pacific, Technology

High-Level Roundtable on AI Strategy With General Secretary Tô Lâm and Vietnam’s Leadership Learn More

by Nguyen Anh Tuan, Mark Kennedy

November 23, 2025

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Defense, Digital, Event, Indo-Pacific, Telecom, Testimony

Securing Global Communications: An Examination of Foreign Adversary Threats to Subsea Cable Infrastructure Learn More

by Alex Botting

November 20, 2025

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Blog, Industrial Policy, Made in Democracy, Supply Chains

America Can’t Go It Alone Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

November 20, 2025

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Alliances at the Crossroads, Diplomacy, Event, External Link, Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific, Strategic Competition, Trade, Video

Trump 2.0: Decoding US Politics for Japan Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

November 19, 2025

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Blog, Defense, Institutions

Slow Government in a Fast World Learn More

November 18, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Energy, External Link, Infrastructure, TV Interviews, Video

We’re building AI data centers, just not chasing the ‘over-exuberant’ megaprojects Learn More

November 14, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Defense, External Link, Policy Brief, Supply Chains

U.S. Economic Security Learn More

November 13, 2025

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