Tag Archive: China

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by BBC. The article examines China’s new regulations on AI companions and the country’s efforts to address concerns around emotional dependency, child safety, and the broader social effects of human-like AI systems.

What America and China Fear Most About AI

Foreign Affairs
| October 1, 2026

CSET’s Helen Toner joined Foreign Affairs for a discussion with Kyle Chan on U.S.-China competition and cooperation in artificial intelligence.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an op-ed published by War on the Rocks. The article examines President Donald Trump’s three-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, focusing on high-stakes issues including trade, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan.

CSET’s Colin Shea-Blymyer shared his expert insight in an article published by Reuters. The article examines the development of AI in China and the growing challenges and risks associated with increasingly capable AI systems.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick joined ABC News for an interview discussing U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence.

CSET's Helen Toner spoke with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick about the status of AI regulation in the US, the AI race with China, and where she thinks AI pacing should go from here.

CSET’s Kyle Crichton shared his expert insight in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines how Iran, China, and Israeli companies are using AI agents and open-source AI models to conduct increasingly autonomous social media influence campaigns with minimal human involvement.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick joined NewsNation alongside Grey Bull Rescue CEO Bryan Stern to discuss a report that AI models are being used by Iran against U.S. Navy forces.

Inside Beijing’s Chipmaking Offensive, One Year On

Hanna Dohmen and Jacob Feldgoise
| September 15, 2026

One year after CSET first published an analysis of China’s progress in the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment market, we provide a new analysis based on updated 2025 data. We find that Chinese toolmakers continue to steadily gain market share in fabrication tools, particularly in ion implanters, deposition, and etch and clean tools. Lithography remains one of China’s weakest fabrication segments. At the same time, China lost some market share in all major assembly, test, and packaging tool categories.

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee and Sam Bresnick shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Nikkei Asia. The article argues that China’s progress in reusable rocket technology could lower the cost of deploying massive satellite constellations, strengthening its ability to compete with U.S. companies in the global satellite communications market.