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About the Global China Initiative

This initiative capitalizes on the breadth of the Atlantic Council’s geographic reach and expertise on China across everything from security, to energy, to technology, to the economy, to information integrity in order to provide US and allied decision-makers with strategic solutions to the vexing questions posed by China’s rise.

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Global China Initiative

Report Dec 5, 2022

Taiwan: The key to containing China in the Indo-Pacific

By John B. Barranco

2021-2022 Senior Marine Corps Fellow John Barranco considers the role of the US-Taiwanese relationship in deterring Chinese aggression and ways in which the United States can strengthen this relationship.
China Conflict
Global China Initiative

Issue Brief Oct 27, 2022

Our guide to friend-shoring: Sectors to watch

By Hung Tran

This article aims to document the progress, potential, limits, and implications of friend-shoring, focusing on five key sectors.
China Europe & Eurasia
Global China Initiative

Issue Brief Oct 18, 2022

An allied strategy for China after the 20th Party Congress

By Matthew Kroenig, Jeffrey Cimmino, David O. Shullman, Colleen Cottle, Emma Verges

Chinese president Xi Jinping secured a third term in power as general secretary, and China is likely to continue along a more assertive course in global affairs. The United States and its allies need an updated strategy to navigate this period of relations with China.
China Economy & Business

Blogs, issue briefs & reports

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2023

Don’t expect much from the EU-China summit

By Colleen Cottle, Jörn Fleck

If this week’s summit does prove to be as empty as anticipated, this should spark the EU to rethink its approach to these meetings.

China European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2023

Experts react: What did Biden and Xi’s ‘candid’ meeting accomplish?

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts break down the US and Chinese leaders’ four-hour summit and what’s coming next.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2023

Conflict with China? Germany is not prepared.

By Norbert Röttgen

Compared to Germany’s dependence on Russian oil and gas, its dependence on the Chinese market is many times greater.

China Conflict
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Events

Online Event Mon, December 4, 2023 • 9:00 am ET

Community watch: China’s vision for the future of the internet
China Cybersecurity Digital Policy International Norms
Online Event Wed, November 15, 2023 • 1:30 pm ET

Exploring China’s global agenda on spectrum policy and 5G/6G
China Indo-Pacific Politics & Diplomacy Technology & Innovation
Public Event Mon, October 23, 2023 • 3:30 pm ET

Analyzing the Pentagon’s 2023 China Military Power Report
China Defense Industry Defense Technologies Indo-Pacific
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Global China Hub

The Global China Hub researches and devises allied solutions to the global challenges posed by China’s rise, leveraging and amplifying the Atlantic Council’s work on China across its fifteen other programs and centers.

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