Elizabeth Economy

American China specialist — former Hoover Institution fellow — former undersecretary of commerce for international trade (2021–2023) — author of The River Runs Black and The Third Revolution — one of the most influential China watchers in US policy circles.

Creates the Xi's Third Revolution framework — Economy's The Third Revolution argument (that Xi Jinping represents a fundamental break from the post-Mao reform era, restoring party primacy over market and civil society) became the dominant framework for understanding Xi-era China in US policy circles.