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December 5, 2024
Jude Blanchett, a leading expert on China’s political landscape, has been appointed the founding director of the Randland Center for China Studies and the Tang Chair of the nonpartisan nonprofit Randland China Research.
The new RAND China Research Center will expand the scope of Rand’s existing research on China, with a particular focus on building expertise in China’s domestic politics and decision-making. Domestic issues such as social, economic, demographic, and environmental issues. Other non-military aspects of competition are also included, such as foreign relations and investments in science and technology.
“Jude’s vision and deep expertise on the inner workings of Chinese politics are exactly what we need to support the growth of the new Center for China Studies and improve U.S. and allied policymakers’ understanding of China. It will be of great help,” said the RAND Corporation director. CEO Jason Matheny. “As competition with China intensifies, the need for comprehensive and objective analysis becomes increasingly important, and I look forward to working with Jude to raise the bar for China-related research.”
Mr. Blanchett most recently held the prestigious Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he became an important source of insight into China’s evolving political system. Prior to joining CSIS, he was Director of Engagement at the Conference Board’s China Economic Business Center in Beijing, and earlier in his career was Assistant Director at the Center for 21st Century China at the University of California, San Diego.
A prolific writer, his analysis has been featured in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, War on the Rocks, the Financial Times, and the Washington Post. He is also the author of China’s New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Resurrection of Mao Zedong.
Blanchett holds a master’s degree in modern Chinese studies from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Loyola University Maryland. He is also a Public Intellectual Fellow of the National Commission on U.S.-China Relations and serves on the board of the Chinese Language Association of America.
The China Research Center will be located within Randland’s new Global and Emerging Risks division.
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