China has emerged as a truly global actor, impacting every region in the world and every major issue area.

To better address the implications for American policy and the multilateral order, Foreign Policy at Brookings is undertaking a two-year project — “Global China: Assessing China’s Growing Role in the World” — to furnish policymakers and the public with a new baseline for understanding China’s regional and global ambitions.

The installment of the Global China series launching today helps illuminate China’s expanding global influence in domains of strategic competition, as well as domestic trends in law and leadership politics that may inform the trajectory of Chinese conduct. Future areas of focus will include the emergence of critical technologies, East Asian security, China’s influence in key regions from Europe to Southeast Asia, and China’s impact on global governance and norms.