Center for China Analysis

Research Pillars

Domestic Politics

The Domestic Politics pillar of the CCA closely tracks developments within the Chinese Party-State (both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the other branches of Chinese political system).

The Economy and Technology pillar brings to bear data-driven research to address core concerns regarding China’s macro economy as well as its industrial policy, especially with regard to its rapid technological innovation.

China's sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning

Foreign Policy and National Security

Fellows in the CCA's Foreign Policy and National Security pillar conduct research into China’s external affairs.

Wind farm on mountain ridge. High angle of view aerial shot

Climate, Energy, and the Environment

The Climate, Energy, and the Environment pillar at the CCA engages policymakers, economists, and experts across a variety of fields to assess climate-related challenges and develop constructive solutions.

Society, Culture, Public Health and Education

The CCA's Society, Culture, Public Health, and Education pillar is structured through distinct projects that engage fellows in the broader study of contemporary China.

Featured Initiatives

Cure4Cancer

To accelerate the eradication of cancer (or, to find a cure for cancer), with multi-stakeholder, multi-regional collaboration, which is focused on patient-centric clinical trials and international regulatory harmonization.

Decoding the 20th Party Congress

The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will determine China’s leadership for the next five years, and be a defining moment for politics, policy, and the world.

Donald J. Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit

The Avoidable War: An Alternative Future for U.S.-China Relations

An initiative seeking to manage distrust and conflict between the U.S. and China.

Recent Analysis

U.S. President Joe Biden gives remarks before the start of a meeting with leaders from the Department of Defense in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden spoke on a range of topics including his new appointments to the heads U.S. Military branches and his hope that the military reflects the population of the United States. Biden was joined by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (fourth from left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (R).

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Cooperate, Compete, Confront, or Conflict: Comparing the China Components of the National Security Strategies of the Trump and Biden Administrations

In his most recent paper, Lyle J. Morris compares and contrasts the approach to China employed by the NSS and NDS of the Trump and Biden administrations.

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Aerospace Engineers to Communist Party Leaders: The Rise of Military-Industrial Technocrats at China’s 20th Party Congress

Guoguang Wu writes about the emergence of military-industrial technocrats among China's top leaders and what it means for the country's future.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi talk before a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 9, 2022.

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How Antony Blinken’s Visit Can Bring Some Stability to Volatile U.S.-China Relations

Bates Gill and Evan Medeiros write in South China Morning Post about how the visit by U.S. Secretary Anthony Blinken to China can bring stability to the relationship between the two countries.

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China’s Missing COVID-19 Data

Johanna Costigan and Jin Ye have written about Beijing's decision to reverse its zero COVID-policy and the lack of data in The Diplomat.

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Determining the Future of the Internet: The U.S.-China Divergence

In this first paper of the paper series, Reading China's Digital Dream, Johanna Costigan writes about what values inform China and the United States’ approach to regulating and shaping the internet.