This report examines nearly 350 artificial intelligence-related equipment contracts awarded by the People’s Liberation Army and state-owned defense enterprises in 2020 to assess how the Chinese military is adopting AI. The report identifies China’s key AI defense industry suppliers, highlights gaps in U.S. export control policies, and contextualizes the PLA’s AI investments within China’s broader strategy to compete militarily with the United States.

Forbes highlights CSET's report, "China's Progress in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment," in a discussion of U.S. leverage over the semiconductor supply chain.

The Wall Street Journal cited CSET's report, "Harnessed Lighting," in discussing proposals to control the spread of technology to China.

VentureBeat highlights CSET research into China's public investments in AI.

CSET Research Analyst Emily Weinstein joins a panel of national security experts for China Tech Threat's webinar on the Federal Communications Commission's Covered List and entities posing as potential national security risks.

In a podcast interview with Conversation Six, CSET Research Analyst Ryan Fedasiuk unpacks the capabilities of China's hypersonic missile.

According to The Hill, China is outpacing the U.S.' development of frontier technologies in part due to China's asymmetric STEM talent. According to a CSET brief, China produces twice as many STEM PhDs annually compared to the U.S.

Research Analyst Emily Weinstein spoke with University World News about continued collaboration between Chinese and American university researchers amidst tensions from the China Initiative.

CSET Research Analyst Dahlia Peterson unpacks China's use of data fusion in its surveillance programs and policy implications.

Software vulnerability discovery, patching, and exploitation—collectively known as the vulnerability lifecycle—is time consuming and labor intensive. Automating the process could significantly improve software security and offensive hacking. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Cyber Grand Challenge supported teams of researchers from 2014 to 2016 that worked to create these tools. China took notice. In 2017, China hosted its first Robot Hacking Game, seeking to automate the software vulnerability lifecycle. Since then, China has hosted seven such competitions and the People’s Liberation Army has increased its role in hosting the games.