There's Matt in the middle of the top row!🐊 Big congratulations @R_M_Barocas on joining the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars program. Keep on representing the Gator Nation at Tsinghua University studying #GlobalAffairs! Keep in touch, Matt! @UFHonors UF Political Science Department

JUST OUT! CSIS Chinese Business & Economics survey finds 26% of Taiwanese companies have already moved some of their production or sourcing out of Mainland China & another 33% are considering doing so. They're deeply worried about China's business environment & the chances of war. csis.org/analysis/its-m…

Our survey finds 26% of Taiwanese companies have already moved some of their production or sourcing out of Mainland China and another 33% are considering doing so. CSIS

China has stopped publishing asymptomatic Covid-19 cases. Since last week, provinces have relaxed different pandemic control measures. Check out our updated policy tracking map to see changes across the country (left: 12/08, right: 12/14). bit.ly/3VV3lBq

Get the CSIS Chinese Business & Economics team’s two cents on the Two Sessions, including thoughts on China’s new economic leadership and implications for the U.S., in this new blog post. csis.org/blogs/trustee-…

The descent of dissent: check out our interactive figure on voting by NPC deputies.

My latest with Rachel in South China Morning Post. We argue the China-Saudi relationship is moving past oil and trade transactionalism to one of strategic partnership across multiple areas including cultural exchange and green development. Important signalling to watch Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Asia Society

Out now: On the ground observations from China with my colleague Maya Mei. We write that the boom & bustle of Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei Tech Market once explained a unique driver of China’s rapid growth. Now its decline might explain China’s struggle to advance innovation.

If you’re interested in learning more about the history and development of China’s No.1 electronics market and how it can help us understand the trajectory of the Chinese tech industry, check out my latest blog post co-authored with my colleague Matt Barocas

Proud to publish this CSIS Chinese Business & Economics "Trustee China Hand" blog post on Shenzhen's struggling tech sector from our two rising-star staffers, Maya Mei & Matt Barocas. csis.org/blogs/trustee-…

Fantastic travelogue/historical deep dive on Huaqiangbei and Shenzhen’s tech innovation ecosystem by my CSIS Chinese Business & Economics colleagues Maya Mei Matt Barocas 👇👇

ChinaFile Thanks to @JackLoganAllen, @TaylahBland, and Matt Barocas for their excellent insights and sharing their own experiences. I hope to see more U.S. students head to China in the near future and sustain an important aspect of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship.

In it, @PatBeyrer, Matt Barocas, @TaylahBland and I write about everything from the optimism seeing the 2022 Olympics opening ceremony, to the challenges of trying to get a post-grad visa to work here.