Research Activities

Research on China

India–U.S. Trade Relations and Historical Context / Sticking Point: 20% Baseline Tariff and Market Access / Agriculture as a Polit

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

As the U.S.-China trade conflict grinds on, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng continues to signal that Beijing is “confident” in the

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Since the inauguration of the second Trump administration, there has been growing debate about the destabilization of the internat

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

When Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled the open-source large language model DeepSeek-R1 in January, many referred to it as the

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

China’s unparalleled shipbuilding capacity has the U.S., Japan and its allies — both military and economic — rightly concerned abo

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Author: Takahiro Tsuchiya, Professor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies On Feb. 17, Chinese leader Xi Jinping convened a long

[Author] Keitaro Ushirogata, Senior Research Fellow, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College

An overwhelming number of Japanese companies cite the Trump administration’s policies and economic trends in the United States amo

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

At its core, Chinese politics faces a paradox: The need to reconcile social diversification with political stability — sustaining

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

As the Chinese economy continues to struggle, Beijing has turned to what it calls a “low-altitude economy” to stimulate growth and

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida