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Weathering ‘High Winds and Stormy Waves’: China’s Search for Economic Security

This three-part ChinaPower series leverages data to analyze China’s economic security vulnerabilities and strengths within three key pillars: food security, energy, security, and financial security.

Digital Report — June 27, 2025

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Assessing Xi’s Unprecedented Purges of China’s Military: Key Developments and Potential Implications

This report brings together top experts on China’s military to assess Xi Jinping’s unprecedented purge of officers from all areas of its armed forces. Experts predict what this means for military readiness, modernization goals, and the reconstitution of the high command.

Report by CSIS Scholars — February 24, 2026

The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 24, 2026

Is China Leading the Robotics Revolution?

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 12, 2026

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Tracking China’s Increased Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific in 2025

Commentary by Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, and Truly Tinsley — February 5, 2026

What Does the Trump Administration’s New National Defense Strategy Say About China?

Critical Questions by Bonny Lin and Brian Hart — January 26, 2026

Surveying the Experts: The State of U.S.-China Relations Entering 2026

The CSIS China Power Project surveyed dozens of former U.S. government officials and leading China experts on key questions relating to U.S.-China relations. This report summarizes the findings of that survey.

Commentary by Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Truly Tinsley, and Leon Li — January 13, 2026

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Measures Short of Invasion

Commentary — January 9, 2026

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China’s Third Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean: Expanding Influence and Ambitions

Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Henrietta Levin, and Bonny Lin — December 18, 2025

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Escalating Japan-China Tensions: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future

Commentary by Bonny Lin and Kristi Govella — December 5, 2025

Illustration: Fabio Murgia/CSIS; Getty Images; Wikimedia Commons

CRINK in 10 Charts

Commentary by Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Maria Snegovaya, and Mona Yacoubian — November 24, 2025

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The Futures Summit: A New Era of Development Cooperation

Fireside Chat with former Representative Tom Malinowski | The Futures Summit

Shocks and Aftershocks | Energy Shots

Leveraging U.S. Economic Tools for the Next Era of Development | The Futures Summit