Hanna Dohmen, Jacob Feldgoise, and Charles Kupchan shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs. In their piece, they discuss the Biden administration’s 2022 export controls on advanced semiconductors aimed at preventing China from enhancing its AI and military capabilities. They argue that while these measures aim to maintain the U.S.’s technological edge, they are unlikely to significantly hinder China’s military progress and may only temporarily slow its economic growth. The controls might even accelerate China’s domestic semiconductor development.
The authors emphasized the need for strategic action, noting, “Moving forward, the U.S. government must capitalize on the temporary Chinese slowdown afforded by export controls to establish a decisive lead in the most important technologies of tomorrow.”
Moving forward, the U.S. government must capitalize on the temporary Chinese slowdown afforded by export controls to establish a decisive lead in the most important technologies of tomorrow.