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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China, Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific, Strategic Competition, Trade, TV Interviews

No One Wants to Blink in the U.S.–China Trade Standoff Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

October 14, 2025

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

by Mark Kennedy

October 13, 2025

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

by Mark Kennedy

October 13, 2025

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Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, Digital, Policy Brief, Standards, Strategic Competition, Technology, Telecom, Toward a Trusted Tech Alliance, Trade

Beyond Fragmentation: Policy Options for Digital Harmonization Learn More

by Keith Rockwell

October 6, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Digital, Education, Innovation, Institutions, Strategic Competition, Technology, The Innovation Imperative

Universities at the Frontline of the Tech Race Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

October 2, 2025

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