Newly translated documents discussed in these analyses include: Jump to commentary from: Jeannette Chu | Karen Sutter | Michael Enright Jeannette Chu Vice President for National Security Policy, National Foreign Trade Council Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, CSIS Nothing is more top of mind right now for political leaders, government…

As China seeks to further its geopolitical influence, Latin America has become what some Chinese scholars call “the new frontier” of diplomacy. How does Beijing perceive Latin America strategically? What does it tell us about China’s relationship with the U.S. in this region? Three experts from the U.S., Colombia and Argentina weigh in on China’s assessment of Latin America.

As China faces geopolitical pressure at the high end of the value chain and price competition at the low end, Beijing has made leading-edge, highly-efficient manufacturing capabilities a top policy priority. In this analysis, experts Kendra Schaefer and Cory Combs from Trivium China provide an in-depth overview of this emerging effort, dubbed “new industrialization.”

Against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, and rising tensions with the United States, policymakers in Beijing are increasingly focused on the future of China’s food security. Drawing on newly translated scholarship, leading experts assess how Chinese analysts frame external and domestic risks to their country’s food supply, and the recommendations they have for Beijing to make this supply more resilient and secure.

Drawing on newly translated scholarship, leading experts examine how Chinese analysts are assessing U.S. and partner de-risking efforts and their impacts on China’s economic and technological development.

Drawing on newly translated scholarship, leading experts examine how Chinese analysts are assessing U.S. sanctions strategies and what countermeasures they see as available to Beijing if sanctions are imposed on China in the future.

Keeping with a long-standing tradition, the first State Council policy document in the new year focuses on supporting and developing rural areas, with a special focus on ensuring food security. Trivium China’s Even Pay puts the document in the context of Beijing’s overall policy agenda.

Can China achieve its technological ambitions through industrial policy? What barriers remain in their way? How do changes in the international environment impact their success? Three experts discuss the latest trends and developments in the tech policy space.

What does Xi Jinping’s ‘common prosperity’ initiative entail? How realistic is it, and what impact will this have on economic policy? Leading experts discuss what ‘common prosperity’ is, and isn’t.