Ryan Featherston

Associate Fellow at @CSISCBE Thoughts are my own

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

(1/10) Excited to share a new blog post on the wave of trade in programs in China and what they tell us about Beijing's efforts to boost consumption.
https://t.co/EgeBsJrAoO

Long thread for those interested!

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

@JanneSkytt @tongbingxue Japanese text is more specific -ダイヤル族 or the Tayal people, one of the largest Taiwanese indigenous groups

[Victor Shih @vshih2]

There you have it "中国式现代化关键在科技现代化” https://t.co/BtWj1sbx7h

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

For those who are interested in Japan's recent economic history, and what that may tell us about other economies that copied its growth model, it is worth noting that in Japan, the term “excess competition” (過当競争, katō kyōsō) emerged, mostly in the 1960s, to express what was seen at the time as an urgent problem.

Japanese officials used it to mean competition so intense that it wiped out profitability, discouraged private investment, and created instability in key industries. It also led to financial fragility because of the associated dependence of Japanese companies on unlimited access to easy credit to stay alive.

[Scott Kennedy @KennedyCSIS]

JUST OUT! Over the past few decades, China’s high-tech drive has made enormous yet uneven progress, both in general and within specific industries. These advances have directly translated into enhanced international power and influence for China. Here's my quick analysis in 10 charts.
https://t.co/lMYcUuS7sj

[Kyle Chan @kyleichan]

A starting gun was fired for Chinese EV firms when Mark Carney announced that Canada would lower tariffs on Chinese EVs and invite Chinese EV investment.

Now BYD, Leapmotor, Geely, and likely others are rushing to enter the Canadian auto market and even produce EVs in Canada.

[CSIS @CSIS]

In a new video, CSIS experts @mazzocco_ilaria and @Ryanfeath discuss what the war in Iran means for China's energy security.

Watch the video from @CSISCBE here: https://t.co/vdesZFuwjT

[Rogan Quinn @HaitiToChina]

The below article would lead you to believe that production capacity means independent supply chains. China still controls all the component synthesis.

[Jonathon P Sine @JonathonPSine]

Not quite true. Don't have access to this article but I did compile all members of every CPC central committee back to the 1940s and the median age is remarkably stable (though the IQR has compressed)

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

Watch said video here: https://t.co/dUxZB7GEp7

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

We covered this in a video somewhat recently but still striking how much the increase in imports from Mexico can be attributed to the AI boom.

[CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies @CSISFreeman]

As the Trump-Xi summit faces rescheduling, where are U.S.-China relations headed?

Join Freeman Chair Sr. Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy and @cfr_org’s @ZongyuanZoeLiu for a discussion with @CrisisGroup’s @Ali_Wyne, @WilliamYang120, and @le2huong.

https://t.co/jiCGsexAnv

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

Come work with me!

[CSIS Chinese Business & Economics @CSISCBE]

🚨 The CSIS Trustee Chair is offering research internship opportunities for Summer 2026! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about China's economic trajectory, industrial policy, and U.S.-China relations.

We are #hiring part-time paid Research Interns to support our program's analysis. To apply, visit the link here: https://t.co/CW7tn3Xd86

How to Apply: Submit your resume, cover letter, writing sample, academic transcript, and a list of 3 references in one PDF. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

[Gerard DiPippo @gdp1985]

This is it, Comrades! The 15th FYP Outline is officially published. Here are your targets. You know what to do.

[Rhodium Group @rhodium_group]

Whatever new policies are announced at the Two Sessions, China will have to do less with less, due to the long, unaddressed decay of its financial and fiscal system:

https://t.co/d5mkReaKJW

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

@HistorianZhang I think Japanese teas are nice for the office, things like sencha, bancha, genmaicha are pretty cheap and get the job done. But yeah, hard to beat the OG.

[CSIS Chinese Business & Economics @CSISCBE]

Where did China's record exports go last year and how are U.S. supply chains adjusting?

For these questions and more watch the latest iteration of our new video series, China Pulse, where @Mazzocco_Ilaria and @RyanFeath break down China's trade in 2025.

Watch here: https://t.co/0yU8NB0A1L

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

@ZeyiYang I agree with the poster's point that Confucianism is closer in substance to philosophical traditions in the Classical West which tended to approach problems in a similar way and were less dogmatic than Christianity.

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

Just throwing the Penn World Tables to Claude and giving it a smidgen of context about my interests and desires and getting this back. It's never felt so good to be a wordcel

[Ryan Featherston @Ryanfeath]

Yes, it's pretty remarkable how Taiwan's share of U.S. imports in value terms is actually now remarkably close to China (partially because of a big decline in China's share)

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

Taiwan's massive exports to the US are actually a sign that the AI boom/ bubble is making Taiwan's already unbalanced economy even more unbalanced ...

[Bryan Cheong @bryancsk]

For all Jeffrey Epstein's influence among US elites and European royalty, somehow he couldn't rig a master's degree decision to Peking U for someone.