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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Content

Dialogue on Strategic Competition in Southeast Asia – RSIS Singapore Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

September 30, 2025

“Decoding US Politics for Japan” Panel at G1 Global Conference – Tokyo – October 13, 2025 Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

September 30, 2025

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Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, Digital, Finance, Industrial Policy, Policy Brief, Standards, Strategic Competition, Technology, Telecom

America’s AI Export Strategy: Welcome Progress, but More Is Needed Learn More

by Alex Botting

September 30, 2025

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Alliances, Americas, China, Education, Innovation, Policy Brief, Technology, The Innovation Imperative

Alliances as Engines of Innovation Learn More

September 29, 2025

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Alliances, Defense, External Link, Geopolitics, Security, Strategic Competition, TV Interviews, Ukraine & Russia, Video

Trump’s Ukraine Shift and the Stakes for Peace Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

September 24, 2025

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Media

NYU Development Research Institute Launches New Initiative on Strategic Competition Learn More

September 24, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, China, Digital, Europe, Indo-Pacific, Policy Brief, Standards, Strategic Competition, Technology, Telecom, Toward a Trusted Tech Alliance

Who Writes the Digital Rules, Wins the Future Learn More

by Mark Kennedy, Keith Rockwell

September 24, 2025

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