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, Blog, Growth, Indo-Pacific, Strategic Competition

Reading Japan’s Election Structurally, Not Politically Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

February 8, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Digital, Finance, Indo-Pacific, Infrastructure, Standards, Technology, Telecom, Trade

The AI Systems Race Runs Through India Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

February 4, 2026

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China, Defense, Indo-Pacific, Security, TV Interviews, Video

Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Control, Brittleness, and Strategic Risk Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

January 26, 2026

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Blog, Defense

Educating a Democracy for Deterrence Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

January 22, 2026

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Blog, Capital That Connects, China, Energy, Energy for Compute, Finance, Geopolitics, Infrastructure, Ukraine & Russia

The Nuclear Stack: Why America Needs a Coherent Strategy for the Atomic Age Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

January 14, 2026

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Blog, Europe, Geopolitics, Innovation Imperative, Technology

From Córdoba to the Cloud Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

January 7, 2026

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Blog, China, Geopolitics, Mind The Gap, Strategic Competition

From Vision to Execution Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

December 22, 2025

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Americas, Development, Innovation, Policy Brief

Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Latin America’s Innovation Momentum Learn More

December 16, 2025

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Americas, Artificial Intelligence, Capital That Connects, Development, Diplomacy, Europe, Finance, Geoeconomics, Indo-Pacific, Infrastructure, Innovation Imperative, Middle East & Africa, Technology, Telecom, Testimony

America’s AI Exports Program Comments Learn More

by Mark Kennedy

December 13, 2025

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