Scott Kennedy's Publications

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COMMENTARY
China’s High-Tech Drive in 10 Charts
April 10, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

COMMENTARY
Reining in the Export Control Arms Race
April 10, 2026 | By Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco

PODCAST 
Has the Iran war upended U.S.-China negotiations?
April 8, 2026 | Featuring Will Todman, Scott Kennedy, and Brian Hart

REPORT 
The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive
March 2, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

The Chinese Economy 

VIDEO
Refinement or Copy & Paste? Initial Takeaways from China’s Annual Legislative Session | China Pulse
March 6, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

VIDEO
China’s Tech Performance & Its International Power: A Primer | China Pulse
March 3, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

REPORT 
The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive
March 2, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
The Ballpark Podcast: "US-China Relations in an Era of Illiberalism with Dr. Scott Kennedy"
February 3, 2026

REPORT 
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
January 20, 2026 | By Navin Girishankar, Mark P. Dallas, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, Joseph Majkut, Ilaria Mazzocco, Erin L. Murphy, Matt Pearl, Richard M. Rossow, Sujai Shivakumar, Chris Borges, Ray Cai, and Ryan Featherston 

VIDEO
The Slow Tech Dragon: Is It Here To Stay? | China Pulse
December 12, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast:  "China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang"
November 25, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Crossing Worlds: Han Shen Lin on Leadership, Finance, and U.S.-China Relations"
October 22, 2025

PODCAST 
Clearer Than Truth: "Episode 38: Scott Kennedy."
October 17, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores: "#230 - U.S.-China Tensions: Trade, Power, and Global Futures with Scott Kennedy."
October 13, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

COMMENTARY
"China’s Tech Obsession Is Weighing Down Its Economy," Foreign Policy
October 10, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy and Scott Rozelle

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Innovation and Involution: A Conversation with CSIS’s Scott Kennedy"
September 24, 2025

BLOG POST
Involution and Industry Self-Discipline: Echoes from the Past
September 17, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

BLOG POST 
Top Takeaways from China’s Two Sessions
March 14, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy, Logan Wright, Ilaria Mazzocco, Deborah Seligsohn, Jeannette Chu, and John L. Holden 

BLOG POST 
One Moment, Two Speeches
March 12, 2025 | By Ryan Featherston and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: “Reasonable Paranoia: A Conversation with Kent Kedl,”
February 28, 2025

PODCAST 
The Trade Guys Podcast: " A Deep Dive on the Chinese Economy with Scott Kennedy "
September 23, 2024 

PODCAST 
ChinaPower Podcast: " Outcomes of China’s Third Plenum: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy "
August 1, 2024 

BLOG POST 
Third Plenum Hot Takes: Skepticism and Concern
July 22, 2024 | By Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Lily McElwee, Claire Reade, Daniel H. Rosen, and Logan Wright 

REPORT 
Is It Me or the Economic System? Changing Evaluations of Inequality in China - Big Data China
July 9, 2024 | By Ilaria Mazzocco and Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Why Is Xi Not Fixing China’s Economy?” Foreign Policy, June 3, 2024. 

PODCAST 
Bumingbai: Conversations with Yuan Li (不明白播客): " EP-095 Scott Kennedy: 中国经济迷思背后习近平的‘四个不’ "
May 4, 2024 | English and Chinese Transcript 

BLOG POST 
China’s Latest Document Number One: Promoting Rural Development
February 16, 2024 | By Scott Rozelle and Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
2024 Global Forecast: The China Challenge: Evolving Evaluations of China’s Economy: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Mean
January 25, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy 

RECAP 
The Big Data China 2nd Annual Conference: A Recap
January 2, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy and Matt Barocas 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: " Representing Brand USA in Beijing: AmCham China President Michael Hart ,"
September 22, 2023 

REPORT 
China Is Growing Old Before It Becomes Rich: Does It Matter?
September 21, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy, Maya Mei, and Ilaria Mazzocco 

REPORT 
Measurement Muddle: China’s GDP Growth Data and Potential Proxies – Big Data China
September 13, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy and Maya Mei 

EXPERTS REACT  
China’s Economic Slowdown: Causes and Implications
August 30, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy, Logan Wright, John Holden, and Claire Reade 

PODCAST 
ChinaPower Podcast: "China’s Economic Woes: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy,"
June 10, 2022 

BLOG POST 
China’s Two Sessions: Ready, Aim, Spend
March 9, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy and Qin (Maya) Mei 

COMMENTARY 
China’s Economy and Ukraine: All Downside Risks
March 3, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Two Years In, How Does the STAR Market Measure Up?
January 24, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy and Qin (Maya) Mei 

BLOG POST 
Transparency with Chinese Characteristics: Xiaomi’s First Report
September 16, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Surprises from China’s Latest Census
May 14, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy and Mingda Qiu 

REPORT 
Cheap Talk: China’s Central Bank Still Struggles to Speak to Markets
February 8, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy and Yilin Wang 

BLOG POST 
China’s Planners Succeed, but What About China?
November 11, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
China’s Fifth Plenum: Reading the Initial Tea Leaves
October 30, 2020 | By Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
The Biggest But Not the Strongest: China’s Place in the Fortune Global 500 August 18, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Mario Colella 

COMMENTARY  
"In China’s Credit Ratings, Democracies Pay a Price," Foreign Policy, 
August 8, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy  

COMMENTARY 
China Won’t Be Scared into Choosing Marketization
April 23, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
Market Metrics: A Fact-Based Approach to the Chinese Economic Challenge
October 10, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy, Daniel H. Rosen 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "China’s Credit & Credibility," October 12, 2018 

PODCAST 
Motley Fool Answers: The Motley Fool Podcast: "What’s the Deal with China?" April 24, 2018 

PODCAST 
Energy 360 Podcast: “China's Energy and Geopolitics," October 16, 2017 

COMMENTARY 
"China's Economic Reforms Have Hit a Wall," Real Clear World,
May 11, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Beijing's Inefficient Economics Policies," Cipher Brief,
November 25, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
China's Mum Central Banker
March 15, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
"Not Your Average Zhou: China's Central Bank Governor Finally Speaks,"
February 16, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Stop China's Market Manipulations," New York Times, January 18, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"The Part of IMF's Yuan Announcement No One Saw Coming," Bloomberg,
December 2, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
The RMB joins the SDR: Historic Inch-stone in the Global Financial System
November 30, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
Economic Consequences of China's Slowdown
November 16, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
China's Fifth Plenum Yields More Questions than Answers
November 2, 2015 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS
Making Sense of the Market Turmoil
August 25, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy, Matthew P. Goodman

CRITICAL QUESTIONS
The RMB Announcement: A Stimulating Reform
August 11, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
The Readout Podcast: "China’s Visible Hand," July 10, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
Crisis Averted in China’s Stock Market for Now 
July 6, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
Bears in a China Shop: AmCham China's Latest Survey Shows Growing Worries February 10, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
"Wanted: More Creative Destruction," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, February 10, 2014. 

COMMENTARY 
"China's Shift Toward Real Reform," Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2013, p. 13. 

REPORT 
"Multinationals in China: Take The Pain, Wait For The Gain," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, November 8, 2013. 

REPORT 
"Industrial Consolidation: Trimming The Long Tail," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, August 6, 2013. 

REPORT 
"Government Restructuring: Reform Sails Against The Wind," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, May 2, 2013. 

REPORT 
"Business Confidence: The Challenge of Great Expectations," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, February 28, 2013. 

REPORT 
"Mergers & Acquisitions: Moving Up the Food Chain," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, December 7, 2012. 

REPORT 
"World Trade Rules: Playing To The Whistle," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, September 26, 2012. 

REPORT 
"Leadership Transition: The Chance for Change," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, June 25, 2012. 

COMMENTARY 
"Beijing Can’t Outgrow Corruption," Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2012. 

REPORT 
"Pink Capitalists in Bloom," April 25, 2012, Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series 

COMMENTARY 
"Good Leap Forward,” Foreign Policy, March 10, 2011 (with Wang Qun). 

BOOK 
Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Comparative Perspectives on China's Capitalist Transformation (Stanford University Press, 2011) 

ARTICLE 
"The Myth of the Beijing Consensus," Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 19, No. 65 (June 2010), pp. 461-477. 

ARTICLE 
"China's Emerging Credit Rating Industry: The Official Foundations of Private Authority," The China Quarterly, no. 193 (March 2008), pp. 65-83. © The China Quarterly 

ARTICLE 
"China's Porous Protectionism: The Changing Political Economy of Trade Policy," Political Science Quarterly, vol. 120, no. 3 (Fall 2005), pp. 407-432. 

ARTICLE 
"Divining China's Future," World Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 4 (Winter 2004/05), pp. 77-85. 

ARTICLE 
"The Price of Competition: Pricing Policies and the Struggle to Define China's Economic System," China Journal, no. 49 (January 2003), pp. 1-30. 

ARTICLE 
"Comrade's Dilemma: Corruption and Growth in Transition Economies," Problems of Post-Communism, vol. 44, no. 2 (March-April 1997), pp. 28-36 

U.S.-China Relations 
 

COMMENTARY
Reining in the Export Control Arms Race
April 10, 2026 | By Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco

PODCAST 
Has the Iran war upended U.S.-China negotiations?
April 8, 2026 | Featuring Will Todman, Scott Kennedy, and Brian Hart

VIDEO
China’s Tech Performance & Its International Power: A Primer | China Pulse
March 3, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

REPORT 
The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive
March 2, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

COMMENTARY
State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs
February 20, 2026 | By Victor Cha, Nicholas Szechenyi, Oge Onubogu, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Charles Edel, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, Bonny Lin, Federico Steinberg, Richard M. Rossow, Kristi Govella, Mona Yacoubian, and Gregory B. Poling

PODCAST
The Ballpark Podcast: "US-China Relations in an Era of Illiberalism with Dr. Scott Kennedy"
February 3, 2026

REPORT 
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
January 20, 2026 | By Navin Girishankar, Mark P. Dallas, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, Joseph Majkut, Ilaria Mazzocco, Erin L. Murphy, Matt Pearl, Richard M. Rossow, Sujai Shivakumar, Chris Borges, Ray Cai, and Ryan Featherston 

VIDEO
The Slow Tech Dragon: Is It Here To Stay? | China Pulse
December 12, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "History from Below: Harvard’s Michael Szonyi on Fieldwork, History, and U.S.-China Relations"
December 11, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast:  "China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang"
November 25, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "The Enduring Value of Studying in China: A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam Webb"
November 12, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Crossing Worlds: Han Shen Lin on Leadership, Finance, and U.S.-China Relations"
October 22, 2025

PODCAST 
Clearer Than Truth: "Episode 38: Scott Kennedy."
October 17, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores: "#230 - U.S.-China Tensions: Trade, Power, and Global Futures with Scott Kennedy."
October 13, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Field Research and Governance in Xi’s China: Reflections from Middlebury’s Jessica Teets"
October 8, 2025

INTERVIEW
"Decoding the summit: A conversation with Scott Kennedy," AmCham HK e-Magazine, September/October 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Innovation and Involution: A Conversation with CSIS’s Scott Kennedy"
September 24, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Reporting on China’s Age of Uncertainty: A Conversation with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng"
September 10, 2025

COMMENTARY 
"Why the U.S. and China Are Playing Nice" TIME, August 16, 2025 

PODCAST 
GMF China Global Podcast with Bonnie Glaser: "After Stockholm: What's Next for US-China Trade Talks?" 
August 5, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy  

COMMENTARY 
"Does Xi Have Trump’s Number?" Foreign Policy, June 16, 2025 

COMMENTARY 
"The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Is Not Yet Obsolete" 
June 9, 2025 | By Deborah Seligsohn and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Truth of the Matter Podcast with H. Andrew Schwartz: " Emergency Podcast: U.S.-China Tariff Pause " May 13, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy and Philip Luck 

COMMENTARY 
"Don’t Expect a Trade Deal in Geneva," Foreign Policy, May 9, 2025 

PODCAST 
Truth of the Matter Podcast with H. Andrew Schwartz: " China Weathers the Storm of U.S. Tariffs "
April 17, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy and Philip Luck 

PODCAST 
ChinaPower Podcast with Bonny Lin: " The U.S.-China Tariff War: A Conversation with Dr. Scott Kennedy "
April 17, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
FP Live Podcast: "A U.S.-China Trade War?"
April 16, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy and Zongyuan Zoe Liu 

BLOG POST 
"Bilateral Trade Balances: Ignore Them"
April 15, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy and Ryan Featherston 

COMMENTARY 
"Why Beijing Thinks It Can Beat Trump"
Foreign Policy, April 10, 2025 

COMMENTARY 
"China and the Impact of 'Liberation Day' Tariffs"
April 4, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, and Ryan Featherston 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Communication Amid Competition: A Conversation with Chen Dongxiao"
April 3, 2025 

WHITE PAPER  
The United States’ Illiberal Turn Recasts a Potential Deal with China
March 13, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
East Asia Pulse Podcase: "Episode 2: Trade, tariffs, and technology: CSIS' Scott Kennedy on US-China ties under Biden and Trump," February 3, 2025

COMMENTARY
"How America’s War on Chinese Tech Backfired" Foreign Affairs, November 26, 2024

REPORT
Managing U.S.-China Tensions over the Global Economic Order: Tentative Proposals
November 20, 2024 | Edited by Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Markets Are Underpricing the Possibility of a U.S.-China Economic War," Foreign Policy, October 31, 2024. 

COMMENTARY 
"Defensive Measures Against China: Time for a Reevaluation" October 29, 2024 

REPORT 
"Beyond Derisking: Focus on Systemic Success," in Jude Blanchette and Lily McElwee, eds., Defining Success: Does the United States Need an “End State” for Its China Policy? pp. 49-56.
October 7, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Diversifying, Not Decoupling: Taiwanese Industry Responds to Geostrategic Risks September 9, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi 

EXPERTS REACT  
Energy and Trade Implications of Tariffs on Chinese Imports
May 14, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy, Joseph Majkut, William Alan Reinsch, Emily Benson, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, and Quill Robinson 

REPORT 
The Erosion of Hong Kong’s Autonomy since 2020: Implications for the United States
May 7, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy, Lily McElwee, and Jude Blanchette 

REPORT 
U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling: Advancing Mutual Understanding in an Era of Intense Rivalry
March 27, 2024 | Edited by Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Observing the Iowa Caucuses: China’s Xie Tao on American Politics" February 15, 2024 

AUDIO BRIEF 
"U.S.-China Relations in 2024: Managing Competition without Conflict": Audio Brief with Scott Kennedy January 4, 2024 

COMMENTARY 
U.S.-China Relations in 2024: Managing Competition without Conflict
January 3, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Representing Brand USA in Beijing: AmCham China President Michael Hart," 
September 22, 2023  

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast, "A Chinese View of Deteriorating US-China Ties: Fudan University’s Wu Xinbo," July 7, 2023  

BLOG POST 
Pursuing Strategic Competition: Relative Competitive Position Matters 
May 31, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST  
Pursuing Strategic Competition: Relative Competitive Position Matters 
May 31, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Breaking the Ice: The Role of Scholarly Exchange in Stabilizing U.S.-China Relations
April 7, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
America and China Need to Talk, Foreign Affairs, (甘思德、王缉思：美国和中国需要对话, translation by Peking University)
April 6, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy and Wang Jisi 

COMMENTARY 
Trial Balloon: Balancing Multiple Goals in U.S.-China Relations
February 8, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #2: Living with Zero-Covid, 
December 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy  

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #1: Arrival and Quarantine, 
November 2, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy  

COMMENTARY 
"China’s Neighbors Are Navigating COVID-19, Beijing, and Washington," Foreign Policy, 
September 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy  

COMMENTARY 
"Xi-Biden Meeting May Help End China’s Destructive Isolation," Foreign Policy , November 14, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Bumingbai.net: Conversations with Yuan Li (不明白播客): " EP-024 Scott Kennedy：中美关系还有回头的可能吗？ " November 4, 2022 | English and Chinese Transcript 

REPORT 
The China Shock: Reevaluating the Debate - Big Data China
October 14, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy and Ilaria Mazzocco 

COMMENTARY 
Are Washington and Beijing on a Collision Course over Taiwan?
October 6, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy, Bonny Lin, Victor Cha, Seth Jones, Mark F. Cancian, Gregory P. Poling, Gerard DiPippio 

REPORT 
It's Moving Time: Taiwanese Business Responds to Growing U.S.-China Tensions October 4, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"China’s Neighbors Are Navigating COVID-19, Beijing, and Washington," Foreign Policy, September 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Checks & Balances Podcast: "What is the Biden Administration’s Asia Strategy?" June 3, 2022 

BLOG POST 
Passing But Incomplete: Grading President Biden’s Asia Trip
May 26, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy, John L. Holden, Claire Reade, Deborah Seligsohn, Ilaria Mazzocco, Paul Triolo, and Jeannette Chu 

BLOG POST 
Bridging Differences with Friends on China
May 19, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

BRIEFING 
Press Briefing: Previewing Biden's Trip to Asia
May 17, 2022 | By Michael J. Green, Victor Cha, Matthew P. Goodman, and Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
U.S. Business Leaders Not Ready for the Next U.S.-China Crisis
May 16, 2022 | By Michael J. Green and Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Competing on Our Terms," The Wire China, January 30, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Critical time to bridge Sino-US trust gap," China Daily, 
December 16, 2021 | By Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy  

REPORT 
Advancing U.S.-China Health Security Cooperation in an Era of Strategic Competition 
December 2021 | By Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy  

BLOG POST 
First Takes: Our Initial Reactions to USTR Tai’s CSIS Speech on China Policy October 5, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Daniel H. Rosen, Claire Reade, Deborah Seligsohn, Jeannette Chu, and John L. Holden 

COMMENTARY 
Beijing Suffers Major Loss from Its Hostage Diplomacy
September 29, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Congress on China: Then and Now
June 22, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
A Complex Inheritance: Transitioning to a New Approach on China
January 19, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
The US and China: Not Number One
December 21, 2020 | By Shining Tan, Michael Zhang, Qihan Zou, and Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
America’s Huawei Challenges 
December 7, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Shining Tan 

REPORT 
The Coming NEV War? Implications of China’s Advances in Electric Vehicles November 18, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy  

COMMENTARY 
"For China, offering Biden a plastic olive branch would be worse than doing nothing," South China Morning Post,
November 16, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"US’s China policy must balance targeted curbs with multilateral cooperation in a ‘goldilocks approach,’" South China Morning Post,
October 21, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Winning in Asia Podcast: "Scott Kennedy on How US-China Relations Will Change After the US Election ," October 21, 2020 

COMMENTARY 
Careful Connectivity: Responding to China’s AV Drive 
October 15, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Asia Times Webinar: "How America Lost Its Wei — The US-China Tech War ," October 14, 2020 

MICROSITE 
Mapping the Future of U.S. China Policy: Views of U.S. Thought Leaders, The U.S. Public, and U.S. Allies and Partners
October 13, 2020 | By Michael J. Green, Jude Blanchette, Bonnie Glaser, and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
AIG Podcast: "The US, China and the EU: the great decoupling? "
October 12, 2020 

BLOG POST 
Thunder Out of Congress on China
September 11, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"What Now? A ChinaFile Conversation ," ChinaFile , August 5, 2020 

PODCAST 
Energy 360 Podcast: "Race to the Top: China, Russia, U.S. Compete ,"
August 3, 2020 

BLOG POST 
America’s Huawei Challenges
July 31, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Shining Tan 

COMMENTARY 
Decoupling Kabuki: Japan’s Effort to Reset, Not End Its Relationship with China July 28, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Matthew P. Goodman 

REPORT 
Washington’s China Policy Has Lost Its Wei
July 27, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Decoupling Between Washington and Western Industry
June 10, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Shining Tan 

COMMENTARY 
Options on Hong Kong: A Suggested NSC Memo
June 2, 2020 | By Jude Blanchette, Victor Cha, Bonnie Glaser, Michael Green, Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
China’s Poor Purchasing Performance: How Should the United States Respond? May 8, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
Why Is Federal Government Action Not Shoring Up Markets? Alternative Explanations
March 17, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Miller, Stephanie Segal, Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel H. Rosen 

REPORT 
Mystery Math: The U.S.-China Phase-1 Purchase Figures Do Not Add Up
March 10, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
China’s Uneven High-Tech Drive: Implications for the United States 
February 27, 2020 | Edited by Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
What's Inside the U.S.-China Phase One Deal?
January 15, 2020 | By Matthew P. Goodman, Scott Kennedy, William Alan Reinsch, Stephanie Segal, Jack Caporal 

COMMENTARY 
A Fragile and Costly U.S.-China Trade Peace
December 13, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"U.S. Doesn’t Need to Break Up With China" Bloomberg Opinion,
November 14, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy and Jude Blanchette 

BLOG POST 
Show Me the Receipts: China’s Rising IP Payments to the United States
August 19, 2019 | By Wang Qiuyang, Qiu Mingda, and Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Is China a strategic partner or rival power?" Washington Post,
July 2, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on "Confronting Threats From China: Assessing Controls on Technology and Investment, and Measures to Combat Opioid Trafficking". June 4, 2019 

COMMENTARY 
The Challenges of the ‘Crazy Uncle’ Strategy
May 7, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, on "Risks, Rewards, and Results: U.S. Companies in China and Chinese Companies in the United States," Washington, DC. February 28, 2019 

COMMENTARY 
Building a Better Deal with China
January 28, 2019 | By Daniel H. Rosen, Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Voice: The AmCham Shanghai Podcast: "Scott Kennedy: U.S.-China relations at the start of 2019," January 3, 2019 

COMMENTARY 
"US and China: Things will get worse before they get worse," The Hill,
December 21, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Why the arrest of Huawei’s CFO amid trade war tension should not push China to rely more on home-grown technology," South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
In the U.S.-China Dinner Episode, Trump Wins by a Hair
December 3, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Protecting America's Technology Industry From China," Foreign Affairs, August 2, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Investment Restrictions on China: The Decision that Wasn’t
June 28, 2018 | By James Andrew Lewis, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, Stephanie Segal 

COMMENTARY 
The Diaoyutai Divide: U.S.-China Trade Negotiations Highlight Deep Differences May 4, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "Igniting a U.S.-China Trade War," March 28, 2018 

COMMENTARY 
Surviving March Madness in U.S.-China Trade Relations
March 27, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
The Readout Podcast: “Tillerson Out and Xi’s Power Grows," March 19, 2018 

COMMENTARY 
"Is the US Ready of a Trade War?" YaleGlobal,
March 6, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
CHAPTER "The Beijing Playbook: Chinese Industrial Policy and Its Implications for the United States," in Meeting the China Challenge (Edited by James A. Lewis) January 29, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"The US is preparing for a trade war with China--don't be fooled by the noise," South China Morning Post, November 21, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Trump Goes to Asia, A ChinaFile Conversation, " ChinaFile, November 2, 2017 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the Section 301 Committee Office, United States Trade Representative, on "Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation." Washington, DC. October 10, 2017. 

COMMENTARY 
The Stalemate in U.S.-China Economic Talks: Turning a Corner or Going Around in Circles?
August 3, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Joint U.S.-China Think Tank Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations
July 6, 2017 | Multiple Contributors 

TRANSCRIPT 
CSIS Press Briefing on President Xi’s Visit to the United States
April 3, 2017 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy, and Bonnie S. Glaser 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Donald Trump’s First Summit with President Xi Jinping of China
April 3, 2017 | By CSIS Asia Team 

COMMENTARY 
"Does Tillerson's Asia Visit Signal a New Era in U.S.-China Relations? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile,
March 24, 2017 (with Shen Dingli). 

COMMENTARY 
Tomb Sweeping Day: Deadline for a U.S. China Policy
March 14, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"TPP is Dead, Now What? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, January 27, 2017 

COMMENTARY 
How the United States and China Can Avoid Greater Tensions
November 10, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and Pacific, on "Reviewing President Xi's State Visit." Washington, DC. October 7, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
Xi’s Seattle Stop Sets Up His D.C. Drop In
September 23, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"Washington’s Big China Screw-Up," Foreign Policy, March 26, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
"What Went Wrong With U.S. Strategy on China’s New Bank and What Should Washington Do Now?" A ChinaFile Conversation,” ChinaFile, March 24, 2015 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "Anwar Verdict & U.S.-China Commercial Friction," February 13, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
Bears in a China Shop: AmCham China's Latest Survey Shows Growing Worries February 10, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, on "Foreign Investment Climate in China: Present Challenges and Potential for Reform," Washington, DC. January 28, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
"Bush China Policy a Successful Balancing Act," China Briefing, International Affairs Forum, August 5, 2008 

GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY  
Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, for hearing, "The Extent of Government's Control of China's Economy, and Implications for the United States," Dirken Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, May 24, 2007 

BOOK 
China Cross Talk: The American Debate Over China Policy Since Normalization, A Reader (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003) 

ARTICLE 
"Time to Shift Gears on China Policy," Journal of East Asian Affairs, vol. 10, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 1996), pp. 45-73 (with Michael O'Hanlon) 

Chinese Technology and Industrial Policy 
 

COMMENTARY
China’s High-Tech Drive in 10 Charts
April 10, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

COMMENTARY
Reining in the Export Control Arms Race
April 10, 2026 | By Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco

VIDEO
Refinement or Copy & Paste? Initial Takeaways from China’s Annual Legislative Session | China Pulse
March 6, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

VIDEO
China’s Tech Performance & Its International Power: A Primer | China Pulse
March 3, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

REPORT 
The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive
March 2, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

REPORT 
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
January 20, 2026 | By Navin Girishankar, Mark P. Dallas, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, Joseph Majkut, Ilaria Mazzocco, Erin L. Murphy, Matt Pearl, Richard M. Rossow, Sujai Shivakumar, Chris Borges, Ray Cai, and Ryan Featherston 

VIDEO
The Slow Tech Dragon: Is It Here To Stay? | China Pulse
December 12, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast:  "China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang"
November 25, 2025

COMMENTARY
"China’s Tech Obsession Is Weighing Down Its Economy," Foreign Policy
October 10, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy and Scott Rozelle

BLOG POST
Involution and Industry Self-Discipline: Echoes from the Past
September 17, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Reporting on China’s Age of Uncertainty: A Conversation with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng"
September 10, 2025

PODCAST 
The World in 10 Podcast: "Fears of blowback from Trump’s trade war with China" February 4, 2025 

PODCAST 
East Asia Pulse Podcast: "Episode 2: Trade, tariffs and technology: CSIS’ Scott Kennedy on US-China ties under Biden and Trump," February 3, 2025 

COMMENTARY
"How America’s War on Chinese Tech Backfired" Foreign Affairs, November 26, 2024

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Innovation in the Fast Lane: Discussing China’s Auto Industry with Michael Laske" August 12, 2024 

PODCAST 
Energy Security Curbed Podcast – "Breaking Down China's EV Industrial Policy with Scott Kennedy" July 11, 2024 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Taiwan’s Semiconductor Success: Industry Expert Jack Chang" July 11, 2024 

BLOG POST 
The Chinese EV Dilemma: Subsidized Yet Striking
June 28, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: " Investing in Innovation: Primavera Capital’s Veronica Li " May 29, 2024 

BLOG POST 
Pursuing Strategic Competition: Relative Competitive Position Matters
May 31, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
"Big Spender," The Wire China, September 4, 2022 | By Eliot Chen 

COMMENTARY 
China Is the Wrong Industrial Policy Model for the United States
August 9, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

EVENT 
"Charging Onto the Open Road: EV's and US-China Relations," National Committee on U.S.-China Relations,
June 7, 2022 | By John Paul MacDuffie, Ilaria Mazzocco, Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Red Ink: Estimating Chinese Industrial Policy Spending in Comparative Perspective
May 23, 2022 | By Gerard DiPippo, Ilaria Mazzocco, and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Getting Credit Podcast: "Made in China ," October 22, 2021 

COMMENTARY 
Careful Connectivity: Responding to China’s AV Drive
October 15, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs: "China’s Crackdown on Big Tech ," October 13, 2021 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
China’s New National Carbon Trading Market: Between Promise and Pessimism July 23, 2021 | By Jane Nakano, Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Chinese State Capitalism: Diagnosis and Prognosis
October 2021 | Edited by Scott Kennedy and Jude Blanchette 

VIDEO REPORT  
China’s Stalled Aircraft Dreams
December 7, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China’s COMAC: An Aerospace Minor Leaguer December 7, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
The Coming NEV War? Implications of China’s Advances in Electric Vehicles November 18, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
America’s Huawei Challenges July 31, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Shining Tan 

REPORT 
China’s Uneven High-Tech Drive: Implications for the United States February 27, 2020 | Edited by Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China's Military-Civil Fusion Funds: Big but Not Necessarily Effective October 4, 2019 | By Audrey Fritz, Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China’s Auto Market Slowdown Finally Hits New-Energy Vehicles June 25, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy, Qiu Mingda 

GOVERNMENT 
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on "Confronting Threats From China: Assessing Controls on Technology and Investment, and Measures to Combat Opioid Trafficking." June 4, 2019 

COMMENTARY 
"What Exactly Is the Story With China’s Rare Earths? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, May 31, 2019 

PODCAST 
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Podcast: "Scott Kennedy on Huawei’s Role in the Global Tech Sector," May 1, 2019 

PODCAST 
ChinaPower Podcast: “China’s Emerging New-Energy Vehicle Industry: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy," March 15, 2019 

COMMENTARY 
"Why the arrest of Huawei’s CFO amid trade war tension should not push China to rely more on home-grown technology," South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
China’s Risky Drive into New-Energy Vehicles
November 19, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
China’s Expensive Gamble on New-Energy Vehicles
November 6, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy, Mingda Qiu 

COMMENTARY 
"Protecting America's Technology Industry From China," Foreign Affairs, August 2, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
CHAPTER "The Beijing Playbook: Chinese Industrial Policy and Its Implications for the United States," in Meeting the China Challenge (Edited by James A. Lewis) January 29, 2018 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
ChinaEconTalk Podcast: "Scott Kennedy on Innovation in China," September 20, 2017 

REPORT 
The Fat Tech Dragon August 29, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "Growing Digital Dragons — Understanding China’s Technology Innovation Ecosystem," June 5, 2017 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "China’s Five-Year Plan," July 14, 2016 

REPORT 
Perfecting China, Inc.
May 23, 2016 | By Christopher K. Johnson and Scott Kennedy 

INTERVIEW 
"China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Q&A with Scott Kennedy and Christopher K. Johnson" Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2016 | By Mark Magnier 

REPORT 
State and Market in Contemporary China: Toward the 13th Five-Year Plan 
March 2, 2016 | Editor, Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Made in China 2025
June 1, 2015 | By: Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
"Indigenous Innovation: Techno-Nationalist Retreat?" Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, March 2, 2012 

REPORT 
"Rare Earths: Rocky Road for China," Gavekal Dragonomics, China Policy Watch Series, January 12, 2012 

REPORT 
"Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation: China's Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy," NBR Special Report , no. 15 (September 2008) (English PDF, Chinese PDF) © National Bureau of Asian Research (with Richard P. Suttmeier and Jun Su). 

ARTICLE 
"Transnational Political Alliances: An Exploration with Evidence from China," Business & Society, Vol. 46, No. 2 (June 2007), pp. 174-200 

ARTICLE 
"The Political Economy of Standards Coalitions: Explaining China's Involvement in High-Tech Standards Wars," Asia Policy , no. 2 (July 2006), pp. 41-62 

Public Health

COMMENTARY 
"The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Is Not Yet Obsolete"
June 9, 2025 | By Deborah Seligsohn and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast, " 40 Years in the Chinese Medical System: United Family Healthcare Founder Roberta Lipson ," August 8, 2023 

PODCAST 
"Dr. Scott Kennedy, CSIS – ‘Give us our lives back!’” Coronavirus Crisis Update, January 26, 2023. 

PODCAST 
"China’s Demographic Decline," The Dispatch Podcast, January 21, 2023. 

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #2: Living with Zero-Covid,
December 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #1: Arrival and Quarantine,
November 2, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"China’s Neighbors Are Navigating COVID-19, Beijing, and Washington," Foreign Policy,
September 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
China's Zero Covid: What Should the West Do?
June 27, 2022 | By Stephen J. Morrison, Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
China May Move beyond Zero-Covid. That Could Benefit Us All.
February 9, 2022 | By J. Stephen Morrison, Scott Kennedy, and Yanzhong Huang 

COMMENTARY 
"Critical time to bridge Sino-US trust gap," China Daily,
December 16, 2021 | By Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy 

REPORT 
Advancing U.S.-China Health Security Cooperation in an Era of Strategic Competition
December 2021 | By Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Better Governance, Better Outcomes: East Asia Experiences Tackling COVID-19 June 2, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy, Shining Tan 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
January 28, 2020 | By  J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Stephanie Segal 

Chinese Politics and Policymaking

VIDEO
Refinement or Copy & Paste? Initial Takeaways from China’s Annual Legislative Session | China Pulse
March 6, 2026 | By Scott Kennedy

PODCAST 
Clearer Than Truth: "Episode 38: Scott Kennedy."
October 17, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores: "#230 - U.S.-China Tensions: Trade, Power, and Global Futures with Scott Kennedy."
October 13, 2025 | Featuring Scott Kennedy

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Field Research and Governance in Xi’s China: Reflections from Middlebury’s Jessica Teets"
October 8, 2025

BLOG POST 
Top Takeaways from China’s Two Sessions March 14, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy, Logan Wright, Ilaria Mazzocco, Deborah Seligsohn, Jeannette Chu, and John L. Holden 

BLOG POST 
One Moment, Two Speeches
March 12, 2025 | By Ryan Featherston and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "The Evolution of China’s Government Affairs Industry: A Conversation with Yuan Haiying" September 16, 2024 

PODCAST 
ChinaPower Podcast: "Outcomes of China’s Third Plenum: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy" August 1, 2024 

BLOG POST 
Third Plenum Hot Takes: Skepticism and Concern
July 22, 2024 | By Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Lily McElwee, Claire Reade, Daniel H. Rosen, and Logan Wright 

COMMENTARY 
"Why Is Xi Not Fixing China’s Economy?” Foreign Policy, June 3, 2024.  

REPORT 
The Erosion of Hong Kong’s Autonomy since 2020: Implications for the United States 
May 7, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy, Lily McElwee, and Jude Blanchette 

PODCAST 
Bumingbai: Conversations with Yuan Li (不明白播客): " EP-095 Scott Kennedy: 中国经济迷思背后习近平的‘四个不’ " May 4, 2024 | English and Chinese Transcript 

BLOG POST 
China’s Latest Document Number One: Promoting Rural Development
February 16, 2024 | By Scott Rozelle and Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
Liu Jianchao: Chian’s Shadow Foreign Minister
January 12, 2024 | By Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, and Ryan Featherston 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: " The State of Hong Kong’s Autonomy: A Conversation with Legislator Regina Ip ," November 10, 2023 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: " A New Generation of Chinese Intellectuals: Wang Zichen of the Center for China and Globalization ," October 24, 2023 

BLOG POST 
The Completed Construction of the Xi Jinping System of Governance
March 15, 2023 | By Scott Kennedy, Claire Reade, Paul Triolo, Jeannette Chu, John L. Holden, and Ilaria Mazzocco 

PODCAST 
Truth of the Matter Podcast: "China Protests," November 29, 2022 

PODCAST 
Truth of the Matter Podcast: "China’s New Era," November 2, 2022 

BLOG POST 
China’s Two Sessions: Ready, Aim, Spend 
March 9, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy and Qin (Maya) Mei 

FEATURE 
Public Opinion in China: A Liberal Silent Majority?
February 2022 | By Ilaria Mazzocco and Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
China’s Fifth Plenum: Reading the Initial Tea Leaves
October 30, 2020 | By Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"As Hong Kong is stripped of its autonomy and special status, how will the next chapter play out?" South China Morning Post, May 30, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"China: The Year Ahead, A ChinaFile Conversation ," ChinaFile,
January 8, 2020 (with David Schlesinger, Sophie Richardson, Carl Minzner, Ali Wyne, and Scott W. Harold). 

PODCAST 
Altamar Podcast: “Hong Kong’s Crisis Goes Global," August 1, 2019 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Whither Hong Kong?
June 14, 2019 | By Mingda Qiu, Scott Kennedy 

NEWSLETTER 
The Freeman Chair China Report, August 2018
August 18, 2018 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

NEWSLETTER 
The Freeman Chair China Report, April 2018
April 30, 2018 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

NEWSLETTER 
The Freeman Chair China Report, Issue 21 December 2017
December 20, 2017 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Xi Jinping Opens 19th Party Congress Proclaiming a New Era—His
October 18, 2017 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
Xi's Signature Governance Innovation: The Rise of Leading Small Groups October 17, 2017 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy, Mingda Qiu 

NEWSLETTER 
Freeman Chair Analysis of Xi Jinping During His First Term
October 16, 2017 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

NEWSLETTER 
The Freeman Chair China Report, Issue 20 August 2017
August 18, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy and Christopher K. Johnson 

COMMENTARY 
"China's Economic Reforms Have Hit a Wall," Real Clear World,
May 11, 2017 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Now China’s "Core" Leader, Xi Jinping Looks to Dominate Leadership Shuffle October 28, 2016 | By Christopher K. Johnson and Scott Kennedy 

NEWSLETTER 
Thoughts from the Chairman: The Ambiguous Benefit of Meetings in China October 14, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy and Christopher K. Johnson 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "Kicking Dragons – The Rise of Chinese Football," July 1, 2016 

INTERVIEW 
"China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Q&A with Scott Kennedy and Christopher K. Johnson" Wall Street Journal,
May 23, 2016 | By Mark Magnier 

REPORT 
State and Market in Contemporary China: Toward the 13th Five-Year Plan
March 2, 2016 | Edited By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"China in 2016, A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, December 23, 2015 (with Andrew J. Nathan, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Taisu Zhang, and Jerome A. Cohen) 

COMMENTARY 
Economic Consequences of China's Slowdown
November 16, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
China's Fifth Plenum Yields More Questions than Answers
November 2, 2015 | By Christopher K. Johnson, Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "China’s Communist Party Ups Its Game," July 29, 2015 

COMMENTARY 
"China’s Un-Separation of Powers: The Blurred Lines of Party and Government," Foreign Affairs, July 24, 2015 (with Christopher K. Johnson) 

COMMENTARY 
"China's Third Plenum Communique Moves from Nouns to Adjectives," East Asia Forum, Australian National University ( www.eastasiaforum.org ), November 18, 2013 

COMMENTARY 
"The New Xi Jinping-Li Keqiang Government: Is the Hype Deserved?" GaveKal Dragonomics, China Seminars Shanghai, April 24, 2013; and Beijing, April 25, 2013 

ARTICLE 
"Factor Analysis of Industry Association Lobbying and Influence" (行业协会的游说行为及其影响因素分析), Comparative Economic & Social Systems (经济社会体制比较), No. 162 (July 2012), pp. 147-156 (with Deng Guosheng) 

ARTICLE 
"Big Business and Industry Association Lobbying in China: The Paradox of Contrasting Styles," China Journal, No. 63 (January 2010), pp. 101-125 (with Deng Guosheng) 

ARTICLE 
"Comparing Formal and Informal Lobbying Practices in China: The Capital's Ambivalent Embrace of Capitalists," China Information, vol. 23, no. 2 (July 2009), pp. 195-222) 

COMMENTARY 
"Barbarians Lobbying at the Gate," Financial Times, September 28, 2005, p. 9 (reprinted YaleGlobal Online, October 5, 2005) 

BOOK 
The Business of Lobbying in China (Harvard University Press, 2005, 2008) 

COMMENTARY 
"Hu Won't Change China," Asian Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2002, p. A11 

ARTICLE 
"The Stone Group: State Client or Market Pathbreaker?," The China Quarterly, no. 152 (December 1997), pp. 746-777 

Global Governance

COMMENTARY
State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs
February 20, 2026 | By Victor Cha, Nicholas Szechenyi, Oge Onubogu, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Charles Edel, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, Bonny Lin, Federico Steinberg, Richard M. Rossow, Kristi Govella, Mona Yacoubian, and Gregory B. Poling

BLOG POST 
"Bilateral Trade Balances: Ignore Them"
April 15, 2025 | By Scott Kennedy and Ryan Featherston 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Communication Amid Competition: A Conversation with Chen Dongxiao" April 3, 2025 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "The Terms of Trade: A Somber Prognosis from WTO Expert Tu Xinquan," March 10, 2025 

REPORT 
Managing U.S.-China Tensions over the Global Economic Order: Tentative Proposals
November 20, 2024 | Edited by Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "China’s Climate Outlook Following COP28: ASPI China Climate Hub Director Li Shuo," December 19, 2023 

COMMENTARY 
"Chinese Firms Don’t Want to Pay Afghanistan’s Costs," Foreign Policy, August 27, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
We Stand with MERICS March 26, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy, Bonnie S. Glaser, Jude Blanchette, and Matthew P. Goodman 

REPORT 
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan 
January 27, 2021 | By Jude Blanchette, Scott Livingston, Bonnie S. Glaser, and Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Global Summitry Podcast: "Shaking the Global Order…in the Age of Trump with Scott Kennedy," June 9, 2020 

PODCAST 
Babel: Translating the Middle East Podcast: "China in the Middle East: Part Two ," January 27, 2020 

COMMENTARY 
"In China’s Credit Ratings, Democracies Pay a Price," Foreign Policy,
August 8, 2019 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
CogitAsia Podcast: "How China Became an Insider in Global Governance," June 25, 2018 

BOOK 
Global Governance and China: The Dragon's Learning Curve (Routledge, 2017) 

COMMENTARY  
"TPP is Dead, Now What? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, January 27, 2017 

PODCAST 
Curated Conversations Podcast: "China’s 15th WTO Anniversary: Assessing the Record and Charting the Path Forward," December 12, 2016 

COMMENTARY 
The WTO in Wonderland: China’s Awkward 15th Anniversary
December 11, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
The Hangzhou G20 Summit: The Ambiguous Gap Between Aspiration and Action September 7, 2016 | By Scott Kennedy 

COMMENTARY 
"What Can We Expect from China at the G20? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, September 1, 2016 

COMMENTARY 
"Let China Join the Global Monetary Elite," Foreign Policy, August 20, 2015. 

CRITICAL QUESTIONS  
Building China's "One Belt, One Road"
April 3, 2015 | By Scott Kennedy and David A. Parker 

NEWSLETTER 
Thoughts from the Chairman: How to Pragmatically Respond to Greater Chinese Activism on the Global Stage 
February 13, 2015 

REPORT 
"The United States, China, and Global Governance: A New Agenda for a New Era," IU Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute for World Economics & Politics, Bloomington, Indiana, April 2013 (with He Fan) 

REPORT 
"From China to Chinese: Expanding Non-State Actors in Global Governance," Bridges China Dialogue 2012, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, RCCPB, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Geneva, Switzerland, September 27, 2012 

BOOK 
From Rule Takers to Rule Makers: The Growing Role of Chinese in Global Governance (Indiana University Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business, 2012) 

REPORT 
"Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation: China's Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy," NBR Special Report , no. 15 (September 2008) (English PDF, Chinese PDF) © National Bureau of Asian Research (with Richard P. Suttmeier and Jun Su). 

ARTICLE 
"Transnational Political Alliances: An Exploration with Evidence from China," Business & Society, Vol. 46, No. 2 (June 2007), pp. 174-200 

ARTICLE 
"The Political Economy of Standards Coalitions: Explaining China's Involvement in High-Tech Standards Wars," Asia Policy, no. 2 (July 2006), pp. 41-62 

COMMENTARY 
"What International Track?" IU East Asian Studies Center Newsletter, April 2004. 

Philanthropy

BLOG POST 
Chinese Philanthropists Rush to Respond to COVID-19
May 4, 2020 | By Scott Kennedy 

PODCAST 
Sinica Podcast: "Philanthropy in China, with Scott Kennedy of CSIS," November 7, 2019 

BOOK 
"Philanthropy in China: Institutional and Social Factors,” Special Issue for Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 30, No. 4 (August 2019). (Articles by Bies & Kennedy, Huang, Guo & Lai, Sidel, Deng, Zhu et al, and Shieh) 

China Watching

PODCAST
The Ballpark Podcast: "US-China Relations in an Era of Illiberalism with Dr. Scott Kennedy"
February 3, 2026

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "History from Below: Harvard’s Michael Szonyi on Fieldwork, History, and U.S.-China Relations"
December 11, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast:  "China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang"
November 25, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "The Enduring Value of Studying in China: A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam Webb"
November 12, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Crossing Worlds: Han Shen Lin on Leadership, Finance, and U.S.-China Relations"
October 22, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Field Research and Governance in Xi’s China: Reflections from Middlebury’s Jessica Teets"
October 8, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Innovation and Involution: A Conversation with CSIS’s Scott Kennedy"
September 24, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Reporting on China’s Age of Uncertainty: A Conversation with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng"
September 10, 2025

PODCAST
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: “Reasonable Paranoia: A Conversation with Kent Kedl,”
February 28, 2025

PODCAST 
China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Candid Business Diplomacy: A Conversation about China with Joerg Wuttke," December 12, 2023 

PODCAST 
China Field Notes - with Scott Kennedy Podcast: "Representing Brand USA in Beijing: AmCham China President Michael Hart," September 22, 2023 

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #2: Living with Zero-Covid December 13, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

BLOG POST 
China Travelogue #1: Arrival and Quarantine November 2, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy 

VIDEO REPORT  
Big Data China - Why Fieldwork in China Matters
August 29, 2022 | By Scott Kennedy and Scott Rozelle 

COMMENTARY 
"Will I Return to China? A ChinaFile Conversation," ChinaFile, June 21, 2021 

COMMENTARY 
We Stand with MERICS 
March 26, 2021 | By Scott Kennedy, Bonnie S. Glaser, Jude Blanchette, and Matthew P. Goodman  

COMMENTARY 
"China Analysts Should Talk to Each Other, Not at Each Other," ChinaFile, August 25, 2016. 

COMMENTARY 
"It’s Time for China Analysts to Stop Talking Past One Another” Foreign Policy, August 24, 2016 | Scott Kennedy 

BOOK CHAPTER 
"An Inalienable Scholar" (异化不了的学者) in Xiong Jingming and Xu Xiao, eds., Historian Gao Hua (史家高华), (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Chinese University Press, 2012), pp. 270-273