The Brookings Institution has begun what it calls "China Initiative." It is a program designed to provide policy analysis related to China (internal matters) and U.S.-China relations.

As a firm believer of think tanks, I think this is a great idea. Economics scholars, policy analysts, and military experts can provide much-needed independent analysis that will be of great value as China becomes a world player economically, socially, and militarily. Its economic transformation from a Communist system to a market-oriented one will have global implications.

I look forward to Brookings' research in this area.

http://www.brookings.edu/china