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Oct 4, 2023

Running out of road: China Pathfinder 2023 annual scorecard

By Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group

The China Pathfinder project examines whether China’s economy is converging or diverging with the world’s leading open market economies.

China Digital Policy
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Sep 20, 2023

The US, EU, and UK need a shared approach to economic statecraft. Here’s where to start.

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Nicole Goldin, Mrugank Bhusari, Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Ambuj Sahu, and Daniel McDowell

The economic statecraft landscape is becoming more complex as transatlantic partners increasingly leverage the tools to counter transnational threats. There is a growing need to understand how these tools are used, by whom, and when, as well as their intended and real impacts worldwide.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Aug 7, 2023

China Pathfinder: Will sluggish growth trigger green shoots of reform?

By GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group

While slow growth has caused the rhetoric around Chinese economic reform to turn more practical throughout Q2 2023, concrete actions have been insufficient.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

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Jun 21, 2023

Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis: Scenarios and risks

By Charlie Vest and Agatha Kratz

New research on possible options and their costs of G7 sanctions on China in the event of a Taiwan Crisis.

China Economic Sanctions

Issue Brief

May 4, 2023

China Pathfinder: Q1 2023 update

By GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group

Teams from the Atlantic Council and Rhodium Group take a dive into China’s economy to address a fundamental question: Is China becoming more or less like other open-market economies? 

China Economy & Business

Report

Mar 7, 2023

Fractured foundations: Assessing risks to Hong Kong’s business environment

By Logan Wright

The report analyzes in detail the risks to the commercial operating environment in Hong Kong that have emerged since the 2020 introduction of the National Security Law.

China East Asia

Issue Brief

Mar 6, 2023

China in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reaching far beyond natural resources

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Naomi Aladekoba

What are the implications of China’s expanding involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa’s investment, trade, cultural, and security landscape?

Africa China

Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2023

United States–China semiconductor standoff: A supply chain under stress

By Jeremy Mark, Dexter Tiff Roberts

What are the implications of US semiconductor policy for global semiconductor supply chains and the competition for primacy in an industry critical to the economy and global security?

China Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Feb 8, 2023

China Pathfinder: H2 2022 update

By GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group

In the second half of 2022, China veered from one extreme to the other, with carefully choreographed control followed by sudden turmoil. Nevertheless, China’s economic weakness is pushing leadership to strike a more business-friendly tone.

China Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Nov 30, 2022

Windfall: How Russia managed oil and gas income after invading Ukraine, and how it will have to make do with less

By Charles Lichfield

The “Fortress Russia” strategy has helped Moscow withstand the initial shock of Western sanctions but the domestic economic outlook is grim.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business