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CSET produces evidence-driven analysis in a variety of forms, from informative graphics and translations to expert testimony and published reports. Our key areas of inquiry are the foundations of artificial intelligence — such as talent, data and computational power — as well as how AI can be used in cybersecurity and other national security settings. We also do research on the policy tools that can be used to shape AI’s development and use, and on biotechnology.

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China’s Military AI Wish List

Emelia Probasco, Sam Bresnick, and Cole McFaul
| February 2026

This report examines thousands of Chinese-language open-source requests for proposal (RFPs) published by the People’s Liberation Army between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024. The RFPs the authors reviewed offer insights into the PLA’s priorities and ambitions for AI-enabled military technologies associated with C5ISRT: command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting.

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Read our translation of a Chinese government plan that calls for making data more plentiful and accessible in industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, finance, scientific research, and healthcare.

Read our translation of a May 2025 press conference featuring several Chinese government finance officials, who discussed a recently issued policy encouraging greater capital market funding for tech companies.

Read our translation of a series of Chinese policy measures designed to provide greater financing to tech startups.

Read our translation of China's Cybersecurity Law, as amended in October 2025, which lays out the cybersecurity responsibilities of computer network users in China.

Read our translation of China's export control regulation for dual-use items and technologies.

Read our translation of a plan from the Chinese equivalent of NASA that attempts to smooth the path for the development of commercial space companies in China.

Read our translation of China's industrial policy for the application of AI technology in the manufacturing sector, which features a big push for agentic AI.

Read our translation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) list of priorities for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), from the CCP's Fourth Plenum in October 2025.

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Translation Snapshot: Chinese Generative AI Safety Standards

Ben Murphy
| December 19, 2025

Translation Snapshots are short posts that highlight related translations produced by CSET’s in-house translation team. Each snapshot identifies relevant translations, provides short summaries, and links to full translations. Check back regularly for additional Translation Snapshots highlighting our work.

Read our translation of a Chinese industrial policy designed to spur the development of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.