Lily McElwee serves as deputy director and fellow in the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she researches Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, and EU-China relations. She is currently writing a book on the history of U.S. investment gatekeeping amid the rise of China as a strategy and policy fellow with the Smith Richardson Foundation. Dr. McElwee recently completed a fellowship with the American Council on Germany, where she researched European political debate on China, and she is a 2022–23 CSIS-USC U.S.-Korea nextgen scholar. She holds a DPhil in China studies and an MSc from the University of Oxford, and a BA with honors in political science from Stanford University.
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China Isn't Going to Put the Squeeze on Taiwan's New Leader for Now. He Doesn't Have a Mandate.
Bonny Lin and Lily McElwee in Barron's — January 17, 2024
China threatens to ‘crush’ Taiwan if voters reject Beijing’s preference
Lily McElwee in Washington Examiner — January 12, 2024
US Has Confidence in Taiwan Vote as It Watches for Interference
Lily McElwee in Bloomberg — January 10, 2024
How foreign wars are distracting the US from its biggest threat
Lily McElwee in The Hill — November 30, 2023
Another agreement reached at US-China summit, compromise on anti-drug measures
Lily McElwee in Nikkei — November 29, 2023
China Diplomacy: Taking stock of how Beijing categorizes foreign relations with China
Lily McElwee in BBC — November 27, 2023
US-China tensions in the spotlight as Biden meets Xi
Lily McElwee in BBC — November 15, 2023
Expectations low for high-stakes Biden-Xi summit amid tensions: ANALYSIS
Lily McElwee in ABC News — November 14, 2023
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Chinese Assessments of AI Safety
Event — March 28, 2024
China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses
Brief by Kevin Dong, Mallie Prytherch, Lily McElwee, Patricia Kim, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass — March 15, 2024
“China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses”: Audio Brief with Lily McElwee
Podcast Episode by Lily McElwee — March 15, 2024
Building International Support for Taiwan - Report Launch
Event — February 14, 2024
Building International Support for Taiwan
Brief by Jude Blanchette, Ryan Hass, and Lily McElwee — February 13, 2024
China's Approach to the Middle East
Event — January 31, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: The China Challenge
Digital Report by Victor Cha, Gregory C. Allen, Scott Kennedy, Seth G. Jones, Kari A. Bingen, and Heather Williams, Tom Karako, Bonny Lin, Jude Blanchette, Charles Edel, Christopher B. Johnstone, Nicholas Szechenyi, Lily McElwee, Daniel F. Runde, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — January 25, 2024
Audio Brief: China’s Engagement in the Global South with Lily McElwee
Podcast Episode by Lily McElwee — January 25, 2024
Indo-Pacific Forecast 2024
Event — January 16, 2024
Press Briefing: Previewing Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election
Event — January 5, 2024