After a spike in naval presence and aerial activity near Taiwan earlier this week, what can be done to avoid war in the South China Sea?

🔔ICYMI: Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and Greg Poling, Director and Senior Fellow of @AsiaMTI, discuss China’s strategy, successes, and failures in the South China Sea, along with why it matters for U.S.-China relations.

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Thirteen years after its advent, does the Belt and Road Initiative still epitomize China’s engagement with the world?

Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and Steve Tsang, Director of @SOAS_CI, discuss how Xi Jinping has shaped Chinese international engagement and how the Global South as a concept informs Chinese ambitions on the global stage.

🎧Listen here: csis.org/index%2ephp/po…
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Did you follow the Mount Tai robot race this week? What about China’s race to embodied AI?

💡ICYMI: Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and Wendy Chang of @merics_eu discuss China’s robotics sector and its embodied AI ecosystem along with the global implications of China's robotics ambitions.

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In the wake of the Chinese housing bubble bursting, can the Chinese economy right itself?

Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and Logan Wright of @rhodium_group, author of the new book Broken China, discuss the shrinking Chinese economy, financial overextension, and much more in this October episode of Pekingology.

🎧Listen here: csis.org/index%2Ephp/po…
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Still wondering what the September state visit means for U.S.-China relations, regional security, and Cross-Strait relations?

Check out @edgardkagan's analysis of these questions as part of the Critical Questions series: csis.org/analysis/xi-ji…
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How does China approach techno-industrial strategy? Could technological innovation still rescue China's stalling economy?

Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and @gdp1985, Director for Global Macro at Eurasia Group, discuss all this and more on the latest episode of Pekingology.

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Curious what President Xi's September state visit means for APEC this month?

Check out Freeman Chair @edgardkagan's takeaways: csis.org/index%2Ephp/an…
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What is Xi Jinping's global strategy for the Chinese party-state?

Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, discuss just that on the latest episode of Pekingology.

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Today marks the final day of China's Fifth Plenum with party discipline and fighting corruption high on the agenda.

These have been consistent themes throughout Xi's tenure. Check out our Interpret China on fighting corruption at the 27th Study Session: interpret.csis.org/translations/a…
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Following Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, what does their relationship reveal about the strength—and limits—of the China-Russia partnership?

🎧 On Pekingology, @CSISFreeman Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and @CarnegieEndow’s @AlexGabuev explore energy, sanctions, leverage, people-to-people ties, and the role of the Xi-Putin relationship in shaping the future of the international order.

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What would it take to avoid conflict in the South China Sea?

🎧 Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy was joined by @SoutheastAsiaDC and @AsiaMTI's @GregPoling on Pekingology to explore the growing risks of escalation, Beijing’s approach to its maritime claims, and how China, the U.S., and countries across Southeast Asia are navigating one of the Indo-Pacific’s most consequential flashpoints.

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📺 Live at 9:00 a.m. EDT:

What did Trump and Xi agree to at the White House—and what should we watch for next?

Tune in live as @edgardkagan, @KennedyCSIS, and Dr. Bonny Lin break down the summit and its implications for U.S.-China relations on @CSISGeopolitics’ State of Play.

🔽 Watch the livestream: csis.org/index%2Ephp/ev…
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⏰ Tomorrow morning: A rapid assessment of the Trump-Xi summit.

Join @CSISFreeman’s @edgardkagan, @CSISCBE’s @KennedyCSIS, and @ChinaPowerCSIS’s Dr. Bonny Lin as they unpack what happened at the White House and what to watch next in U.S.-China relations.

📆 September 25 | 9:00–10:00 a.m. EDT

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The future of the Indo-Pacific will be shaped in part by how Taiwan works with partners to navigate growing security and economic challenges across the region.

Our @CSISFreeman and @AustraliaChair report brought together 11 perspectives from a U.S.-Taiwan-Australia Track 2 Trilateral Dialogue on security cooperation, economic resilience, regional integration, and engagement with Pacific Island countries.

🔽 Read the report: csis.org/analysis/taiwa…
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📆 Tomorrow | 9:00–10:00 a.m. EDT

What did Trump and Xi agree to at the White House? Where did they fall short? And what do the summit’s outcomes mean for the trajectory of U.S.-China relations?

Tune in tomorrow as @edgardkagan, @KennedyCSIS, and Dr. Bonny Lin break down the summit on @CSISGeopolitics’ State of Play.

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Who are the officials shaping China’s most consequential political and policy decisions?

Explore @CSISFreeman’s updated Chinese Leadership Chart, our resource mapping the key figures across China’s top party, government, military, and policymaking institutions.

🔽 Explore the chart: csis.org/programs/freem…
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Applications are closing soon for the @CSISFreeman Chair’s Fall 2026 research internship!

The three-month position will support research on China’s domestic politics and foreign policy, Taiwan, and cross-Strait issues.

Advanced Chinese-language reading and research skills are required.

Apply by September 25: job-boards.greenhouse.io/centerforstrat…
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As President Xi Jinping’s state visit gets underway, what should we be watching when Trump and Xi sit down in Washington?

🎧 On Pekingology, Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy sat down with Ambassador Dan Kritenbrink to draw on his firsthand experience engaging Xi and discuss what to expect from the Trump-Xi summit.

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China is betting big on embodied AI and humanoid robotics—but what is driving the rapid transformation of its robotics industry?

🎧 On Pekingology, Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy was joined by @merics_eu Wendy Chang to explore China’s push to develop embodied intelligence, the forces shaping its robotics ecosystem, and what the industry’s evolution could mean for the future of global technology competition.

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