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U.S. Semiconductors and China’s AI Military Ambitions

Perry World House

June 15, 2026

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert perspective in an op-ed published by Perry World House. In his piece, he argues that relaxing U.S. restrictions on advanced AI semiconductor exports to China would undermine long-term U.S. technological advantage.

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