Joshua B. Freedman is a Non-Resident Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and an affiliated research scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China. His research focuses on the intersection of politics, society, and ideas, with a regional specialization in mainland China and Taiwan. His writings on contemporary politics and policy have been published in outlets including China Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, and The Atlantic. He holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University and a BA in Public Policy from Stanford University.