Research and analysis on China’s foreign policy and role in the world.
If China feels compelled to augment its nuclear forces to achieve an effective escalation management capability, it will make the bilateral nuclear competition much harder to contain compared to when Beijing was mostly seeking a basic secure second-strike capability.
“It’s not so clear how we’re going to get out of this.”
Many argue that regulating Big Tech cedes leadership to China, but a healthy startup ecosystem is America's best defense.
Based on a comprehensive review of publicly available sources, this paper examines China’s mainstream thinking and general practice on arms control verification.
The war in Ukraine is increasing Beijing’s concern about Washington’s intentions.
The China in the World podcast, hosted by Paul Haenle, features discussions with leading scholars and former policymakers on China’s foreign policy, evolving global role, and relations with the world.
Learn MoreChina Financial Markets provides in-depth analysis of one of the world’s largest and most vital economies. Edited by Carnegie Senior Fellow Michael Pettis based in Beijing, China Financial Markets offers insights into income inequality, market structures, and other issues affecting China and other global economies. A noted expert on China’s economy, Pettis is a professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets.
Paul Haenle holds the Maurice R. Greenberg Director’s Chair at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is a visiting senior research fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.
Tong Zhao is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program.
Pettis, an expert on China’s economy, is professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets.