Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy is senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). A leading authority on the Chinese economy, Kennedy has an ongoing focus on areas including China’s innovation drive, Chinese industrial policy, U.S.-China relations and global economic governance. In addition to contributing to Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs and other policy outlets, he has authored recent publications, including “Managing U.S.-China Tensions over the Global Economic Order: Tentative Proposals” (CSIS, November 2024); “U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling: Advancing Mutual Understanding in an Era of Intense Rivalry” (CSIS, March 2024); “Breaking the Ice: The Role of Scholarly Exchange in Stabilizing U.S.-China Relations,” with Wang Jisi (CSIS, 2023); and “China’s Uneven High-Tech Drive: Implications for the United States” (CSIS, 2020). Kennedy hosts the “China Field Notes” podcast, which features voices from on the ground in China.