The Global China Hub tracks Beijing’s actions and their global impacts, assessing China’s rise from multiple angles and identifying emerging China policy challenges. The Hub leverages its network of China experts around the world to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers in Washington and beyond.

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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.

What happens in China no longer stays in China. China’s approach to everything, from economic reform to mounting political repression, affects its trajectory as a great power and directly impacts US and allied interests and values. China Inside Out provides cutting-edge insights into the domestic drivers of China’s external behavior to shape effective allied responses.

Emerging technologies will dominate the competition for industries of the future. At risk are not only their associated economic benefits, but the future of democracy and individual rights. Promoting policy and technological advances that bolster democratic governance and individual rights will help the US and its allies outflank rather than react to China’s techno-authoritarian efforts.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2020

Governments and businesses brace for coronavirus impact

By David A. Wemer

As more cases of the novel coronavirus (known as COVID-19) are identified in the United States and around the world, governments, businesses, and communities will need to be prepared to take significant action to slow its spread and mitigate its potential effects.

China
Coronavirus

In the News

Mar 4, 2020

Nurkin joins Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss China’s approach to military technology

By Atlantic Council

Senior Fellow Tate Nurkin addresses China's rapid progress in military technology over the past decade.

China
Defense Technologies

Insights & Impact

Mar 3, 2020

Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus

By Atlantic Council

On February 11, 2020 the DFRLab hosted "Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus," a timely series of panels on the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of Coronavirus, and how misinformation about the crisis may influence its impact.

China
Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Mar 2, 2020

COVID-19 can trigger a global economic crisis: Time for the G20 to act

By Hung Tran

As the novel coronavirus crisis builds and threatens a global economic recession, and the need for global cooperation is most acute, it remains to be seen if world leaders can step up and provide effective leadership to mitigate the risk. Judging by the bickering and mistrust displayed in the past two months, it may take a while for such cooperation to materialize.

China
Coronavirus

In the News

Feb 27, 2020

Max Brooks in the Washington Post: China barred my dystopian novel about how its system enables epidemics

By Atlantic Council

China
Civil Society

EnergySource

Feb 26, 2020

The trade war we want China to win: China’s nuclear exports can challenge Russian dominance

By David Yellen

Russia and China are competing for nuclear industry market share, not working together to dominate, and China’s rise gives Russia a real competitor in nuclear energy—that is good for the United States.

China
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Feb 24, 2020

Rodriguez writes War on the Rocks article on US military investment ecosystem

By Atlantic Council

Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez argues that the United States must do more to foster innovation in critical defense technologies.

China
Defense Industry

Inflection Points

Feb 22, 2020

Global investors underestimate downside economic risks

By Frederick Kempe

Global investors are being overly complacent about downside economic risks, aggravated by but not limited to the growing impact of coronavirus. They are underestimating the forces that are changing the very nature of the world economy – a growing degree of “deglobalization” in the face of US-Chinese decoupling. At the same time, they are overestimating the power of monetary and fiscal stimulus to keep the global economic party going.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 20, 2020

Jensen writes fictional account of future great-power conflict

By Atlantic Council

Senior Fellow Benjamin Jensen uses fiction to explore the future battlefield.

China
Conflict

In the News

Feb 18, 2020

Rodriguez quoted in Wall Street Journal on China and corporate AI adoption

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez argues that China lags in commercial enterprise adoption of AI technologies.

China
Defense Industry
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Experts

Fellow

Jesse Sucher

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

China East Asia

Fellow

Chung-Yu Chou

Former Visiting Military Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Conflict

Fellow

Cole McFaul

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Artificial Intelligence China

Fellow

Linda Lourie

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Artificial Intelligence Australia

Fellow

Ahmed Aboudouh

Former Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic China

Staff

Rayhan Asat

Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, China Lead

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Central Asia China
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Events

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