The China Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Fateful Decisions: Choices That Will Shape China's Future
May 2020
Explore our series of multimedia interviews and Q&As with the contributors to this volume: China Faces Tough Decisions and Stronger Headwinds China’s Incentives to Work Within the U.S.-led...
After State Socialism: The Political Origins of Transitional Recessions
April 2015
Transitions from state socialism created a startling range of initial economic outcomes, from renewed growth to deep economic crises.
Going Private in China: The Politics of Corporate Restructuring and System Reform
December 2011
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) set about reforming its centrally planned economy, it faced the thorny policy question of how to reform its state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Other Publications
President Trump's Asia Inbox
February 2017
Scholars at Stanford's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies assess the strategic situation in East Asia to be unsettled, unstable, and...
News
Navigating Chinese Investment, Trade, and Technology: The New Economy Conference
June 2021
Ambassador Craig Allen, David Cheng, James Green, and Anja Manuel explore the role of Chinese economic activity in California in the context of the greater US-Chinese relationship.
The Role of Corruption in China's Speedy, Risky Boom
May 2021
Is corruption the reason behind China's booming economy? Professor Yuen Yuen Ang explains its role in China's massive economic growth.
When Beijing Goes to Washington: Autocratic Lobbying Influence in Democracies
April 2021
Professor Erin Baggot Carter tells us how autocratic lobbying affects political outcomes and media coverage in democracies.
Events
Challenges to the United States: Japan in the 1980s and China today
October 14, 2020
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From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-commerce in China
September 23, 2020
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China’s Belt, Road, and Beyond: State Mobilization and Localized Implementation
September 23, 2020
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Projects
The PRC at 70: Past, Present -- and Future?
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the China Program is making modifications...
English
A New Cold War?: Sharp Power, Strategic Competition, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Trade conflict has exploded. The media is rife with stories of China’s unfair trade practices, cyber theft, IP theft and forced technology transfers.
English
Multimedia
China’s Belt, Road, and Beyond: State Mobilization and Localized Implementation
October 2020
Most people attribute the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Beijing’s imperialist ambitions.