U.S. economic security priorities are shifting fast, and few institutions have the tools to keep pace. This October 14-15, CSIS Executive Education is offering a two-day course for government, policy, and industry professionals looking to get a better understanding of what's driving U.S. economic security priorities right now, and how to navigate them. Scott Kennedy will be among the CSIS experts leading the course, alongside colleagues including Navin Girishankar, Rick Rossow, Aalok Mehta, Leslie Abrahams, Matt Pearl, SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR, Ph.D., and Kate Koren. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and include a short entry form, statement of interest, brief bio, and resume. Learn more and apply: csis.org/executive-education…

Join CSIS tomorrow morning for a live State of Play on takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit. Amb. Edgard Kagan, Dr. Thomas Christensen, Dr. Scott Kennedy, and Dr. Bonny Lin will join host Will Todman to discuss how successful the summit was and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations. Register today: csis.org/events/what-did-tru…

Trump and Xi may be meeting this week, but congressional visits to China are still in a pandemic slump. Isabella McCallum and Ryan Featherston analyzed the decline in Congressional visits to China and the policy implications of a US congress with little first hand China experience. Read their piece in full: csis.org/blogs/trustee-china…

The Trump-Xi Summit is only a few days away. Learn what to expect from the meeting with Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy and Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Ilaria Mazzocco in the latest China Pulse video. They discuss potential outcomes of the meeting, including export controls on rare earths and why AI safeguards could take center stage in the talks. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=OKveQTDr…

Is China's Economy Broken? Join CSIS on Sept. 28th for a discussion of Logan Wright's new book: Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What It Means for the World (Polity), focusing on the financial roots of China's economic slowdown and what it means for Beijing's policy options moving forward. After Dr. Wright's presentation, Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy will lead a discussion with panelists Dinny McMahon (Trivium), Tianlei Huang (PIIE), and Zoe Liu (CFR). Register Today! csis.org/events/chinas-econo…

Join CSIS for a live State of Play discussion of the Trump-Xi summit September 25th (the morning after), featuring experts Amb. Edgard Kagan, Dr. Scott Kennedy, Dr. Bonny Lin, and host Will Todman. Their discussion will cover trade, investment, AI, the war with Iran, and Taiwan, and analyze how successful the summit was and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations. Register today! csis.org/events/what-did-tru…

There's no greater pleasure at @CSIS than to be on the "Trade Guys" podcast. In this episode, I speak with Trade Guys Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller about this week's Trump-Xi summit, tariffs, the truce, the Board of Trade, the Board of Investment & more! csis.org/podcasts/trade-guys…

In a new commentary, Trustee Chair @KennedyCSIS argues that although the Trump-Xi summit will likely extend the current period of stability, the gap between the convening's limited ambitions and the growing challenges facing the world points to a growing vaccum of global leadership. Read more here: csis.org/index%2ephp/analysi…

How to pronounce Xi Jinping's name: 习 "Xi" sounds like "She". The difference: smile to say "She". Smiling will pull back you lips to turn "She" into "Xi". Common mispronunciations: "Zee" or "Jee". If you are unsure, just saying "She" is closer than either of these options. Read Scott Kennedy's analysis of Xi Jinping: foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/26…

South Korea's relationship with its two biggest trading partners, China and the US, is changing. Markets for Korean exports are shrinking, and imports from China to Korea are rising. South Korea is adapting by shifting to a new growth model as an AI ecosystem power. Read Navin Girishankar's full report on this shift: csis.org/analysis/export-nat…

What did the Trump-Xi summit achieve? Listen to @KennedyCSIS, Amb. Edgard Kagan, and Dr. Bonny Lin share their takeaways as Trump heads back from Beijing on a new episode of State of Play. Listen here: piped.video/live/QXWxztXJjgQ

Why are batteries important for technology leadership? @Mazzocco_Ilaria breaks down the key role batteries play throughout the innovation ecosystem as a part of the ongoing @CSISEST "Tech Edge" project. Watch here: piped.video/shorts/skcSomHGp…

"Representatives from Chinese firms not only show up to standards meetings in large numbers, increasingly hold leadership positions, and put forward many proposals, but the number of accepted contributions from Chinese sources has also risen dramatically." Learn more about China's advances in technical standards: csis.org/analysis/chinas-hig…

OUT NOW: Kate Koren, @KennedyCSIS, @Paluck, and @Mazzocco_Ilaria examine how export controls have evolved from a narrowly focused and multilateral tool into a much broader tool of economic statecraft in a new joint CSIS commentary from @CSISCBE and @CSIS_Trade. Read here: csis.org/analysis/reining-ex…

On April 2, 2026, the Trump administration announced 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients from countries without U.S. trade deals. American dependence on China for APIs is well known, but China is no longer just a low-cost supplier—it is also emerging as a serious center of innovative drug development. Read The Power of Innovation for more on the implications of Chinese tech innovation on U.S.-China relations: csis.org/analysis/power-inno…

In a recent op-ed in the New York Times Jing Qian and @neilthomas123 argue that U.S. policymakers need to restore regular travel by American policymakers to China. Revisit the Trustee China Hand blog post they cite on congressional delegations to China. Read here: csis.org/blogs/trustee-china…

Join @CSISInnovation for a half-day multi-panel event titled "NSF’s National Security Mission for the Twenty-First Century." The event will feature speakers including the Trustee Chair's Director @KennedyCSIS and Senior Associate Jeannette Chu. Register here: csis.org/events/nsfs-nationa…

China released its most recent five-year plan this month laying out the country's industrial policy priorities. This raises the question, how successful has China's industrial policy been in the past? Revisit this Big Data China feature from @Mazzocco_Ilaria and @RyanFeath to learn more: bigdatachina.csis.org/wins-a…

China's exports have continued to surge in the first two months of 2026. To learn what happened in 2025 revisit our China Pulse video on where China's exports went and what it means for the U.S. Watch here: piped.video/fySpqQpJDAE?si=_F9b…

"China was initially a follower when first-generation solar technologies emerged...China’s innovation cycles [now] far outpace the rest of the global solar sector, rapidly advancing across first-generation sub-technologies—and the pace of turnover continues to accelerate." China's solar industry is undergoing a period of intense upheaval that is likely to forge a more resilient industry. Read more in a new brief from Michael Davidson and Sandy Qian: csis.org/analysis/chinas-sol…