Analysis / FeaturesIs It Me or the Economic System? Changing Evaluations of Inequality in China Jul 9, 2024Ilaria Mazzocco and Scott Kennedy Ilaria Mazzocco and Scott Kennedy highlight new research on a significant shift in popular sentiment in China regarding the causes of economic inequality and assess implications for policymakers. China, Economics, Public Opinion
Analysis / MicrofeaturesChina’s Post-Reform Trajectory: An Interview with Yasheng Huang May 24, 2024Ilaria Mazzocco and Matt Barocas In this interview for Big Data China, Trustee Chair Senior Fellow Ilaria Mazzocco speaks with Yasheng Huang (MIT Slogan School of Management) about Chinese institutions and their role in shaping China’s political and economic trajectory, U.S.-China academic collaboration in an era of increasing competition, his framework for understanding the role of diversity in a successful and innovative… China, Economics, US-China Competition
Analysis / FeaturesUnpacking Linkages Between the Chinese State and Private Firms Mar 21, 2024Ilaria Mazzocco Ever since China began integrating into the global economy and shifting away from a planned economy in the late 1970s, domestic and foreign observers have closely tracked the development of the country’s emerging private sector to better understand the relationship between state and business, the country’s progress towards modernization, and the implications for the international… China, corporate governance, Economics, US-China Competition
Analysis / MicrofeaturesWhy Decarbonization Requires Globalization: An Interview with Michael Davidson Feb 22, 2024Ilaria Mazzocco In this interview for Big Data China, Ilaria Mazzocco speaks with Michael Davidson (UC-San Diego) about the political economy of China’s climate policies and the impact of U.S. policy responses on achieving America’s own climate goals. Davidson, an assistant professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department… CleanTech, Climate, Decoupling, Derisking, Economics, Energy
Analysis / MicrofeaturesThe Big Data China 2nd Annual Conference: A Recap Jan 2, 2024Scott Kennedy and Matt Barocas On December 5, 2023, CSIS’s Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Stanford Center for China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) co-hosted the second annual Big Data China conference. Sub-titled, “Prospects for China’s Growth and Foreign Relations in an Era of Competition,” the conference featured experts from the academic and policy communities, who shared… Economics, Tech, US-China Competition
Analysis / MicrofeaturesChina Is Growing Old Before It Becomes Rich: Does It Matter? Sep 21, 2023Qin (Maya) Mei, Scott Kennedy and Ilaria Mazzocco China’s Demographic Difficulties In 2022, after six consecutive years of declining birth rates, China recorded its first annual population decline since the early 1960s. According to a forecast by the United Nations, China’s population is set to fall from 1.426 billion in 2022 to 1.313 billion in 2050 and drop below 800 million by 2100…. Demographics, Economics, Education
Analysis / FeaturesMeasurement Muddle: China’s GDP Growth Data and Potential Proxies Sep 13, 2023Scott Kennedy and Qin (Maya) Mei How Do We Know if China is Growing? How fast is China’s economy growing? Or given the recent trends, how much is it slowing down? Obtaining a reliable answer to these seemingly straightforward questions has proved amazingly elusive. Despite the production of mountains of official data and a plethora of unofficial estimates, these are questions… Economics, Trade
Analysis / MicrofeaturesChinese State Media Abroad: More Effective than Expected Mar 16, 2023Ilaria Mazzocco Over the past two decades, China has become an increasingly active and important international actor. The country is a global power on the diplomatic stage and increasing numbers of Chinese citizens, businesses, and government officials are shaping China’s image abroad. However, Chinese leaders may be discovering that global influence does not always correlate with popularity…. Public Opinion, soft power, US-China Competition
Analysis / FeaturesCan Chinese Firms Be Truly Private? Feb 7, 2023Scott Kennedy and Ilaria Mazzocco As China’s economy moved away from state planning and policymakers introduced market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, many observers expected that in addition to promoting the growth of the Chinese economy, privatization would also have substantial political implications. Most importantly, it was thought that the rise of the private sector could lead to the… Economics, National Security, US-China Competition
Analysis / MicrofeaturesGovernance by Data: How China’s Party-State Keeps Its Pulse on the People Dec 21, 2022Ilaria Mazzocco The 20th Party Congress in Beijing in November highlighted just how much power Xi Jinping and his closest allies have concentrated in their hands. Control is more centralized than ever, and surveillance is ubiquitous in China. While these trends have consolidated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) power and further reduced public opposition, such a system… Chinese Politics, Public Opinion