Fostering Informed Discussion and Evidence-Based Research on China and the World

Our Mission

The mission of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (ACF) is to bring greater rigor and reason to public and policy discussion on China, bringing together experts and practitioners to facilitate informed public dialogue, foster evidence-based research on the broad range of issues associated with China’s growing global role, and support the next generation of scholars and practitioners.

Ronald J. Daniels

“We are excited to strengthen Johns Hopkins SAIS' leadership in bridging research and policy that makes an impact at a historic moment in U.S.-China relations and global geopolitics."

- Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels

In The News

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China’s Anti-corruption Net Has Risk-averse Officials Afraid to Innovate
David Bulman

South China Morning Post, August 17, 2024

What Stops China From Ruling The World?
Ho-Fung Hung

Review of Democracy Podcast, June 12, 2024

Don’t Believe Recent Headlines. The Inflation Reduction Act Worked
Jonas Nahm

The New Republic, August 16, 2024