China's Evolving Economic Statecraft Toolkit
About this episode
The episode discusses China's evolving economic statecraft and its implications for international relations, particularly with the United States.
China's growing use of economic power for strategic and political purposes has become one of the defining features of international competition. Beijing is no longer simply using trade and investment to promote economic growth—it is increasingly deploying a sophisticated toolkit of laws, regulations, export controls, market access, infrastructure investment, and technological standards to advance its broader geopolitical objectives. In today's episode, we'll explore how China's approach to economic statecraft has evolved, how effective it has been, its impact on Chinese foreign policy – especially relations with the United States -- and what governments around the world can do in response. I'm delighted to be joined by Dr. Evan Medeiros, one of the leading experts on Chinese foreign policy, including its use of economic statecraft, to help us unpack these important issues. Dr. Medeiros is the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in US-China Studies at Georgetown University. He served seven years in President Obama’s NSC first as director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and then as Special Assistant to the…
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Evan Medeiros
Topics covered
- economic statecraft
- China
- foreign policy
- international competition
- geopolitical objectives
- US-China relations
Keywords
- economic power
- trade
- investment
- export controls
- infrastructure investment
- technological standards
- geopolitics
- foreign policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgetown University, The German Marshall Fund
Places: China, United States
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