Great interview with my former NSC colleague and current Brookings Foreign Policy colleague Tom Wright. Well worth reading.

China has won this round of the trade war, in Beijing's eyes. Beijing's view is that its "firm countermeasures & resolute stance" have been highly effective. They believe Trump has folded, at least for now, in the face of China’s “firmness” & the negative market reaction.

He Weidong's disappearance means he may be the latest and most senior officer to fall in Xi's PLA purge. Jon Czin told The Wire China: "It’s the opposite of the old approach to ‘kill the chicken to scare the monkeys’. [Now, Xi is] killing the monkeys." thewirechina.com/2025/05/11/all…

Pleased to be quoted in this excellent piece by Chris Buckley 儲百亮 alongside Ely Ratner and Julian Gewirtz. nytimes.com/2025/05/14/wor…

In reaction to the US-China trade war de-escalation, Jon Czin tells the The New York Times: “My suspicion is that Beijing sees this as a tactical retreat by the U.S. rather than a more fundamental shift away from hostility toward the Chinese Communist Party." nytimes.com/2025/05/14/wor…

In Foreign Affairs, Bonny Lin, John Culver, and I argue: 1) Beijing's perceptions of Lai are worsening, akin to their views of Chen Shui-bian. 2) China is now more willing to use its military. 3) Perceived divisions in the Trump admin raise the risk of Chinese miscalculation.

My new piece in the New York Times is an urgent wake-up call. China is forging ahead on the industries of the future: AI, robotics, high-tech manufacturing. Meanwhile, Trump is destroying the pillars of US strength by slashing public R&D funding and scaring away foreign talent.

Gerard shoots, he scores.

Join us on June 3 at The Brookings Institution for a discussion with former Amb. Nicholas Burns Nicholas Burns on what role China should play in a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, moderated by Patricia M. Kim and Jon Czin. Register to attend or watch online: brookings.edu/events/the-uni…

Thank you to Jon Czin Kerry Brown and Steve Tsang for sharing their thoughts on the importance of Xi Zhongxun’s life

How did Xi Jinping's father shape him? Xi seems "to have learned quite a bit from his father about the nature and dynamics of Chinese politics, which even insiders struggle to navigate successfully—including Xi’s own father,” said Jon Czin to The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com/world/china/be…

TOMORROW, at 2:00pm, tune in to our #GlobalChina event. In conversation with Jon Czin and Patricia M. Kim, Ambassador Nicholas Burns will examine how the U.S. and China might influence the outcome of the war in Ukraine. Register to watch online: brook.gs/43iRDW0

Glad to be quoted by David Pierson I today’s The New York Times. Brookings China Brookings Foreign Policy The Art of the Stall: China’s Strategy for Dealing With Trump nytimes.com/2025/06/12/wor… via @NYTimes

Excited to share that Brookings China Center is hiring an expert to focus on China's plans to employ emerging technologies to achieve its national objectives, including as they relate to economic development and U.S.-China relations. Details in link below. careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3691/fell…

Next week, watch Jon Czin discuss rule of law in China 10 years after the 709 Crackdown as a panelist for a CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies webinar on July 7 at 2pm. Register here: csis.org/events/rule-la…

🎊The Freeman Chair in China Studies' flagship podcast "Pekingology" is back, featuring our new host Henrietta Levin. Tune in on 7/10 for our new episode with Dr. Kurt Campbell, former deputy secretary of state and President Biden’s “Asia Czar.” csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

TODAY 2pm: Ten years after the 709 crackdown on rights lawyers, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies is convening leading experts on Chinese law, politics, and civil society to discuss rule of law in China, and what we can learn from 709 in understanding today's China. csis.org/events/rule-la…

"A big part of Xi Jinping’s project is to flatten that sine curve of fang (opening) and shou (crackdown) as much as possible. We’ve seen that in the years since 709 that he doesn’t want there to be swings back and forth in the Chinese polity.” Jon Czin csis.org/events/rule-la…

Tune in on 7/10 for the return of the Freeman Chair's flagship podcast "Pekingology", featuring our new host Henrietta Levin. The new episode will feature Dr. Kurt Campbell, former deputy secretary of state and President Biden’s “Asia Czar.” csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

I was honored to host Jon Czin, Donald Clarke, Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋, and Nicholas Bequelin at CSIS for a timely discussion on rule of law in China, 10 years after the 709 crackdown. Watch here👇csis.org/events/rule-la…