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Econographics
By Jessie Yin
Understanding how Deepseek emerged from China’s innovation landscape can better equip the US to confront China’s ambitions for global technology leadership.
By Hung Tran, Barbara C. Matthews
High level regulatory and policy alignment is possible. Divergences, heated rhetoric, and drama are inevitable.
By Ananya Kumar
What does success on the regulatory front actually look like? What does it mean for the rest of the world? We dive into the dozen bills under consideration in Congress and zoom in on the three big themes for crypto regulation in 2025.
By Daniel H. Rosen and Jeremy Smith
Is China's economic slowdown more severe than reflected in official data? Here's a cheat sheet for looking at actual economic performance in 2024 and 2025.
By Kit Conklin
As the Trump administration enters its second term, addressing economic and military threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will remain a cornerstone of its foreign policy and legislative agenda. One area primed for action is the expansion of outbound investment restrictions targeting companies and securities associated with the PRC’s military.
By Jeremy Mark
Chinese leader Xi Jinping continues to adopt stimulus measures that fail to confront the country’s structural economic challenges.
By Hung Tran
President-Elect Trump's "America First" approach is already raising concerns at the G20 and COP29.
By Daniel Tannebaum
Sanctions are poised to remain a cornerstone of US foreign policy under a second Trump administration. With a focus on Iran, Russia, and potentially China, Trump's team may lean on tools like secondary sanctions while navigating a tense geopolitical environment.
By Josh Lipsky, Mrugank Bhusari
Diversification away from China is proving far more difficult for high value-added goods such as electronics - and the incoming Trump administration knows that.
It is a mistake for the West to dismiss the power of symbolism and narratives in the geopolitical competition for global influence.
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