HomeAuthorsPierre Pinhas Pierre Pinhas Project Officer - Asia Program AsiaPierre Pinhas joined Institut Montaigne in February 2023 as a Project Officer within the Asia Program. He is in charge of the quarterly publication China Trends, which seeks to understand China, from geopolitical, economic or energy perspectives, among others, on the basis of Chinese sources. His research and work further focus on European and Asian countries’ food security policies and their approaches to the stockpiling of strategic commodities.Before joining Institut Montaigne, he was a consultant in economic and strategic intelligence within the China desk of the Agence pour la diffusion de l’information technologique. He then joined France’s Ministry of Interior as a project manager on international and digital issues.Pierre holds a double master's degree from Sciences Po's School of Public Affairs and from Fudan University’s School of International Relations and Public Affairs.PublicationsExplainersJanuary 2025[Scenarios] - China 2035: The Chances of SuccessXi Jinping’s era is marked by centralized power and surveillance, with China aiming for “socialist modernization” by 2035. While pursuing tech self-sufficiency and national security, challenges like demographic decline and economic strain persist. Taiwan's "reunification" and a zero-sum trade approach drive tensions. Four scenarios for China’s future emerge: dominance with minimal foreign pushback, fragmented resistance preserving balance, a unified global challenge, or a major conflict over Taiwan reshaping global power dynamics. Global unity will be crucial to influence China’s trajectory by 2035.July 2023China Trends #16 - China’s Diplomatic Coup in the Middle East: the Facts behind the HypeChina Trends #16 by Institut Montaigne.02/18/2025China Trends #22 - China’s Space Dream: No Limits, No End Blaine Curcio Jyh-Shyang Sheu Raphaël Tavanti-Geuzimian Mathieu Duchâtel Pierre Pinhas 10/03/2024China Trends #21 - China’s Balancing Act with the "Axis of Upheaval" François Godement Pierre Pinhas Adam Cathcart Marcin Kaczmarski 06/26/2024 China Trends #20 - Critical Infrastructures and Power Games in EU-China Rel... Mathieu Duchâtel Misha Lu Anders Hove Léonie Allard Pierre Pinhas 04/10/2024 China Trends #19 - The Hot Peace between China and India François Godement Mathieu Duchâtel Manoj Kewalramani Jabin T. Jacob Pierre Pinhas 12/19/2023 China Trends #18 – Searching for Growth Engines Via Innovation François Godement Philippe Aguignier Pierre Pinhas Viviana Zhu 10/03/2023 China Trends #17 - Sailing the Seas of Economic Security Mathieu Duchâtel Marcin Przychodniak Francesca Ghiretti Pierre Pinhas