Catch Ilaria Mazzocco on Trivium China's podcast where she discusses all the latest in EVs and how countries around the world are navigating China's rise as a juggernaut in the industry.
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Are China's leaders refining a successful strategy or just trudging along? Don't miss the latest iteration of our China Pulse video series where Scott Kennedy shares his initial takeaways from China's annual legislative session.
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Scott Kennedy: "There are a lot of risks that need to be mitigated but reducing connectivity with China can also backfire. That is why this report proposes the idea of 'calibrated coupling.'"
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And watch the event here: buff.ly/NOidtqw
At the launch event for our new Power of Innovation report, Paul Triolo provided some context: "Beijing is trying to redesign and rebuild the entire semiconductor ecosystem in China... Chinese companies are under a lot of pressure to do more domestically. "
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Need analysis now? Listen to Scott Kennedy break down the takeaways from his new report, The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive in a new audio brief from CSIS.
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OUT NOW: Ryan Featherston looks at China's changing IP landscape in a new Trustee China Hand Blog as part of a series building on the new Power of Innovation Report.
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Kyle Chan at our recent launch event for the Power of Innovation report: "China has failed the most when it blocks out the rest of the world and tries to go it alone. It has succeeded in many cases where it has tried to learn from global industry leaders."
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"Long-horizon 'patient capital' has been a consistent feature of technology upgrading. State banks, local governments, and government guidance funds...channel multiyear finance into priority sectors such as semiconductors, green energy, [and] batteries, among others."
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WATCH NOW: Scott Kennedy goes over the takeaways from his new report — The Power of Innovation in the latest iteration of our China Pulse video series.
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OUT NOW: What does China's high-tech drive really mean for global power? Scott Kennedy's The Power of Innovation draws on years of fieldwork and data to find out and offers a pragmatic path forward for the US and like-minded countries.
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STARTING SOON: Don't miss the launch event for The Power of Innovation today at 10:00am EST.
Following a presentation of the report’s key findings by report author Scott Kennedy, event host Ilaria Mazzocco will then invite several experts to offer their feedback.
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China's Two Sessions are around the corner. Before Beijing sets its agenda for the year, revisit last year's key takeaways from CSIS Trustee Chair experts — from economic targets to tech and governance.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in China — and overcapacity is top of the agenda. EVs are a key part of the story.
Revisit Driving Diplomacy by Ilaria Mazzocco for the full picture: www.csis.org/analysis/dri...
Scott Kennedy on what the U.S. needs to remember as we compete with China:
1.There is genuine real innovation in China.
2.We can't only focus on "defense" - we need to do everything we can to strengthen our own ecosystem.
3.We can't "out China" China.
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Scott Kennedy on Marketplace:
“China already had gained traction in the relationship in 2025, when the Chinese turned the tables on the United States and effectively used rare earths as a weapon to get the Trump administration to back down some”
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Listen to Scott Kennedy describe China's technological ecosystem - its incredible successes and areas where it is still facing obstacles.
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Scott Kennedy speaking about the recent IEEPA decision: "[The Chinese] are not idealistic in believing that it will fundamentally lead to a return of American trade policy to where it was before President Trump took office in January of 2025."
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What does China’s innovation strategy mean for the future of global strategic competition?
Find out at the release of The Power of Innovation by Scott Kennedy on March 2 at 10:00 AM ET.
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Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, and Bonny Lin commenting on what the Supreme Court's ruling on IEEPA means for China:
"The Chinese leadership will not be counting on the Supreme Court to save its commercial relationship with the United States."
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"Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies noted that European criticism of Trumpism also implicitly challenges China’s economic model, which he said remains marked by coercion and power politics."
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China achieved record exports while selling less to the U.S. and more to the rest of the world. Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston dig into the data and the consequences for China in the latest iteration of our China pulse video series:
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How is China’s high-tech drive reshaping global power?
To learn more join CSIS on March 2 (10:00 AM ET) for the release of The Power of Innovation by Scott Kennedy.
Featuring insights from:
Ilaria Mazzocco
Kyle Chan
Lizzi Lee
Paul Triolo
Jeannette Chu
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Ford's global vehicle sales fell behind those of Chinese company BYD for the first time last year according to reporting from Bloomberg.
To learn how Chinese EVs and BYD in particular is reshaping auto markets in developing economies read our report on the topic here: www.csis.org/analysis/glo...
“Involution” defined China’s 2025 economy — marked by low-price wars, hyper-competition, and local protectionism. Beijing continues to signal a crackdown this year.
To learn more about this phenomenon listen to Scott Kennedy’s interview with Yao Yang on China Field Notes:
Advantages in critical “stack” tech—AI, cloud, advanced telecom—aren’t just economic; they shape global rules. That’s why the U.S. must strengthen its tech ecosystem to compete effectively with China.
More on U.S.–China tech competition: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Trump and Xi spoke at length earlier this month and plan to meet at APEC in April. What kind of “deal” emerges is still deeply uncertain.
For a deeper dive on how a U.S. illiberal turn could shape any agreement, revisit Scott Kennedy’s analysis: buff.ly/CbGcD24
The Trustee Chair wishes everyone a Happy Spring Festival! 🐎🧧
Cheers to strength, speed, and success in the Year of the Horse.
恭贺新春 · 马年大吉
As the U.S. imports fewer products directly from China other countries like Vietnam are emerging as alternative hubs for final assembly.
Learn more about how U.S.-China trade shifted last year by watching the latest iteration of our China Pulse video series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySp...
In the latest episode of State of Play, Ilaria Mazzocco explains how China’s role as a global manufacturing hub helped boost its export-driven economy and also enabled structural improvements in its tech ecosystem that increased innovation speed and ability to scale.
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Where did China's record exports go last year and how are U.S. supply chains adjusting?
For these questions and more watch the latest iteration of our new video series, China Pulse, where Ilaria Mazzocco and Ryan Featherston break down China's trade in 2025.
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