University of California, San Diego
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For support of data-driven research on China at the 21st Century China Center
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
0 months
Description
China’s technological prowessand domesticpoliticaldynamics haveglobalimplicationsthat are relevant topolicymakersand attractmediaattentionbutare only partially understood.Chinese government restrictions on foreign researchersmakes innovative approaches to compiling and analyzing datasetscrucial tounderstand China’srise as a global tech innovatorandthe inner workings of itspolicy processes.The 21stCentury China Center isa leading U.S. institution forcutting-edge, data-drivenresearch on temporary Chinese politics and economics.WithrenewedCarnegie’s support, theCenter will continuedevelopingopen-source databases and evidence-based researchthat willclarify issues at the forefront of U.S. political discourse on Chinasuch asChina’spoliticalelite,energy transition,androle in transnational scientific innovation.
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As a final grant for the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
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Security challenges in Northeast Asia revolve around the intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition, the North Korean nuclear buildup, cross-Taiwan Strait tensions, as well as maritime disputes in the East and South China seas. A final grant to Northeast Asian Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) will maintain a Track II/1.5 dialogue that seeks to reduce risk and build trust during a period of heightened regional instability. NEACD, which convenes some 60 academics, policy experts, and military and foreign ministry officials from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United States, and (when they choose to participate) North Korea, has been meeting annually since 1993. Meeting back-to-back with NEACD, the related Defense Information Sharing (DIS) workshop convenes regional military and defense officials to exchange information about their respective missions, forces, doctrines, policies, and exercises.
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For support of the 21st Century China Center
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
As U.S.-China tensions rise and Chinese government limitations on foreign researchers tighten, creative approaches to compiling and analyzing original datasets will become even more crucial to understand China’s internal policy processes. The digital age has unlocked a trove of information that needs to be explored by experts with training in both Chinese politics and society and digital data analytic methods. The 21st Century China Center is a leading U.S. institution focused on contemporary Chinese politics and economics, with data as a driving force in its work. With Corporation support, the center will continue research projects to better understand internal Chinese political, economic, and academic developments as well as host conferences between U.S. and Chinese experts to address the impact of Sino-American tensions on scientific cooperation and knowledge generation.
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For the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
36 months
Description
Security challenges in Northeast Asia revolve around the intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition, the North Korean nuclear buildup, cross-Taiwan Strait tensions, as well as maritime disputes in the East and South China seas.Corporation support to the University of California San Diego’s Northeast Asian Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) will maintain a Track 1.5 mechanism that seeks to reduce risk and build trust at an increasingly turbulent time. NEACD brings together some forty to fifty government and military officials and academics and specialists from China, Japan, Russia, the United States, North Korea (when they choose to participate), to address the implications of regional hotspots, share information and perspectives, and propose potential solutions. Meeting back-to-back with NEACD, the related Defense Information Sharing (DIS) workshop convenes regional military and defense officials to exchange information about their respective missions, forces, doctrines, policies, and exercises. DIS findings are then fed into the NEACD plenary.
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For support of the 21st Century China Center
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
24 months
Description
As the world’s second-largest economy and an increasingly active global power, China is exerting an outsized influence on other countries. While China’s leaders continue to double down on efforts to make their country an industrial-technological powerhouse, it will be important to discern the patterns of policymaking in China, the strategic and bureaucratic logic behind such patterns, the policies’ impact on society, and the public’s reaction to them. Although there are increasing constraints to conducing field research in China, the digital age has brought an avalanche of information that needs to be analyzed by experts steeped in knowledge of Chinese politics and society, and well trained in digital data analytic methods. To meet this challenge, the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) 21st Century China Center (the Center), will bring together four data-driven research projects led by early-career scholars of Chinese politics and political economy, that will shed light on underexamined dynamics of domestic policymaking in China, and conduct on-line public opinion surveys of Chinese attitudes toward various domestic policies.
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For support of the 21st Century China Center
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
As the world’s second-largest economy and an increasingly active global power, China is having an outsized influence on other countries. As China’s international role expands, it is important to discern the patterns of policymaking in the country, thestrategic and bureaucratic logic behind such patterns, the societal impact of China’s policies and the public’s reaction to them. To meet these challenges, the University of California, San Diego’s 21st Century China Center will bring together four data-driven research projects. Each led by early-career scholars of Chinese politics and political economy, the projects will shed light on under-examined dynamics of policymaking in China, and conduct online public opinion surveys of Chinese attitudes toward various domestic policies.
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For the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
36 months
Description
The regional security environment in Northeast Asia is at a crossroads. Despite high-level summitry, North Korea continues to make progress in the development of its strategic weapons capabilities, the United States and China appear to be headed into an intensifying geo-strategic and geo-economic competition, and historical controversies remain a thorn in regional relations. In the absence of a formal regional security architecture, informal or quasi-formal mechanisms enable dialogue promotion and confidence-building. One of the longest and authoritative dialogue processes is the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), a forum that straddles the official and non-official domains. NEACD is organized by the University of California-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation based at the University of California, San Diego. It brings together approximately fifty government officials, military officers, academics, and specialists from the United States, China, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and North Korea for regular discussions of regional security issues.
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For U.S.-China collaborative research on the domestic roots of Chinese foreign policy
Date
Jun. 01, 2017
Duration
36 months
Description
China’s domestic, regional, and global conduct will be among the key determinants of international peace and security in this century. Deepening U.S. understanding of the sources of China’s behavior, including its evolving political system, is critical to managing China’s potential impact. The University of California, San Diego’s 21st Century China Program is among the leading research, training, and outreach programs focusing on China in the United States. It plans to continue and expand its activities, including by deepening its network of Chinese and American social scientists who study internal Chinese politics. The network and other program activities will emphasize data collection and data-driven collaborative, U.S.-China research projects, aimed at providing evidence-based and policy-relevant assessments of trends within China.
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For the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
36 months
Description
The threat of militarized inter-state conflict in Northeast Asia is as pronounced today as it was during the Cold War. In the absence of a formal regional security architecture, informal or quasi-formal mechanisms play an important role to promote dialogue and confidence-building. One of the longest established of these is the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), a “Track 1.5” forum that straddles the official and non-official domains. It brings together some forty to fifty government and military officials and academics and specialists from China, the United States, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Japan to discuss regional security issues. Meeting back-to-back with NEACD, the related Defense Information Sharing (DIS) workshop convenes regional military and defense officials to exchange information about their respective missions, forces, doctrines, policies, and exercises. DIS findings are then fed into the NEACD plenary.
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For the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
36 months
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For the 21st Century China Program
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
45 months
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For unofficial, multilateral diplomatic dialogue with North Korea that mirrors the Six Party Talks
Date
Jun. 09, 2011
Duration
24 months
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For a series of nuclear security briefings to government agencies by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Date
Sep. 16, 2010
Duration
20 months
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For support of unofficial, multilateral diplomatic dialogue with North Korea
Date
Mar. 05, 2009
Duration
30 months
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Toward a multilateral dialogue on North Korea
Date
Mar. 01, 2007
Duration
24 months
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As a final grant for a project to strengthen the link between the biological research and security policy communities
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
36 months
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For a project to strengthen the link between the biological research and security policy communities
Date
Jun. 08, 2006
Duration
24 months
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For research, analysis and dissemination on international policy toward states at risk
Date
Mar. 03, 2005
Duration
30 months
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For the creation and implementation of a program on biological weapons threats and policy
Date
Apr. 08, 2004
Duration
26 months
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For a multilateral dialogue on North Korea
Date
Feb. 05, 2004
Duration
36 months