Dr. Scott Kennedy: Good afternoon and welcome to CSIS. Welcome to everyone who’s watching online. I’m Scott Kennedy. I’m the trustee chair in Chinese business and economics. And I’m proud to begin this program with you, “A Washingtonian in Beijing.” In a minute, we’re going to do something a little out of the ordinary for CSIS. As the CSIS expert here, it’s usually me that does the moderating and hosting of our visiting guests. But today’s event is part of a larger collaborative project with Wang Jisi, who is the founding president of the Institute of International And Strategic Studies at Pek ..read more

CSIS’s Scott Kennedy joins the podcast to discuss the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, its outcomes, and the new strategic direction that Chinese President Xi Jinping has set for the country ..read more

Scott Kennedy: Good morning, or good evening, or good afternoon. I’m Scott Kennedy. Welcome to “Unpacking the 20th Party Congress,” a joint event cohosted by the Freeman Chair in China Studies, China Power and the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics here at CSIS. On Saturday, China concluded the 20th Party Congress, where Xi Jinping gave a big speech at the opening ceremony. And then on Saturday they elected a new Central Committee. And then at the first plenum on Sunday, they elected a new lineup of leaders who paraded across the stage, including General Secretary Xi Jinping. Most ..read more

  Please join the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics for this online event, featuring Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government at Cornell University, who will discuss his new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China. Wallace will talk about the role of quantification in Chinese political authority. Wallace will first share the findings of the book, which will be followed by a discussion about the trajectory of Chinese leadership and the implications for the global economy and the U.S.-China Relationship with three pane ..read more

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This year, over 2,000 Chinese Communist Party delegates from around China will convene for its 20th Party Congress, a twice a decade top leadership meeting. Xi Jinping is set to assume an unprecedented third term and there will likely be key personnel shifts below Xi. Beijing could also unveil major policy changes or redirection. What are the key takeaways from this year’s 20th Party Congress? How will this impact U.S.-China relations? To unpack the significance of the 20th Party Congress, please join the CSIS China Power Project, Freeman Chair in China Studies, and Trustee Chair in Chinese Bu ..read more

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Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics > Trustee China Hand  By Maya Mei  In 2020, China for the first time had the largest number of companies of any country represented on the Fortune Global 500 List. The Trustee Chair team analyzed the 124 Chinese companies on the list that year and compared their performance with companies from other countries. We found that although Chinese firms stood out for their gigantic size, their performance was less impressive: their average profit margin and return on assets were substantially worse than those of many other major countries ..read more

It is not surprising that China is now facing widespread financial distress, with more to come as the property sector’s woes emerge within the financial system. A credit bubble of historic proportions that drove China’s growth over the past decade is currently unwinding, and slowing the economy as a result. Defaults on multiple asset classes, along with failures at banks and other financial institutions, have raised new questions among depositors and investors about when Beijing will finally intervene more forcefully. Losing credibility has consequences, as Beijing’s long track record of inter ..read more

Please join the Trustee Chair for Chinese Business & Economics for this online event featuring Scott M. Moore, Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, who will discuss his new book China’s Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Future. Moore will talk about how issues such as climate change, public health, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology have fundamentally shaped China’s rise and its relationship with the United States and the rest of the world. Moore will first share the fi ..read more