About Big Data China is a collaboration between the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI). The initiative aims to reduce the current gap between academia and Washington by identifying and highlighting the policy implications of cutting-edge scholarly work on China. The goal of Big Data China is to inform the thinking of policymakers and stakeholders at a critical time for U.S.-China relations and the world. The Big Data China website features regular multimedia analysis with high-quality data that explores important trends in China’s economy and society. CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges. The CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics provides unmatched thought leadership for the policy community by examining China’s economy, economic reform trajectory, industrial policy and their implications for industries and other countries. The Trustee Chair program is led by Scott Kennedy, a leading authority on Chinese economic policy. Sign up for the Trustee Chair Newsletter to receive regular event and research updates. Scott Kennedy Senior Adviser and Chair Read Bio Ilaria Mazzocco Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Read Bio Nic Rogers Associate Director Read Bio Ryan Featherston Research Associate Read Bio Matt Barocas Program Manager Read Bio Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) The Stanford Center for China’s Economy and Institutions is Stanford University’s new home for data-driven research on China. SCCEI faculty bring innovative quantitative methods to unique, large-scale datasets from China to produce peer-review research about China and its impact on the world. Co-director Scott Rozelle is one of the world’s leading quantitative researchers on China’s economy. You can learn more about SCCEI’s empirical research through the SCCEI China Briefs. Sign up for the SCEEI Newsletter to receive regular event and research updates. Scott Rozelle Senior Fellow, Co-Director Read Bio Matthew Boswell Associate Director, External Affairs Read Bio Jennifer Choo Strategic Policy Advisor Read Bio We welcome feedback to continue to be a valued resource for the policy community. For more information or comments, please contact Nic Rogers NRogers@csis.org. Development Team Big Data China is a product of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab, the in-house digital, multimedia, and design agency at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Produced by Christina Hamm, Rachelle Spicer and Lindsay Urchyk Header Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images