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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The Global Competition for Dominance in Artificial Intelligence

While steam powered the 19th century and electricity defined the 20th, the prime transformative force shaping the 21st century is artificial intelligence (AI). It is the heartbeat of what Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, calls the “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” a fusion of technologies blurring the boundaries between physical, digital, and biological […]

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

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Goldman Sachs Podcast: Mark Kennedy Explores the Future of US–China Technology Competition

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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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