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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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U.S. Outbound Investment into Chinese AI Companies

Emily S. Weinstein Ngor Luong
| February 2023

U.S. policymakers are increasingly concerned about the national security implications of U.S. investments in China, and some are considering a new regime for reviewing outbound investment security. The authors identify the main U.S. investors active in the Chinese artificial intelligence market and the set of AI companies in China that have benefitted from U.S. capital. They also recommend next steps for U.S. policymakers to better address the concerns over capital flowing into the Chinese AI ecosystem.

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Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology (Abbreviated: Act on Protection of Industrial Technology)

March 17, 2023

See our original translation of South Korea’s industrial technology protection law, as amended in January 2023. The law aims to prevent technologies vital to South Korean national security or economic competitiveness from being divulged to or shared with foreign countries or corporations without the government’s knowledge.

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Information Security Technology-Security Specification and Assessment Methods for Machine Learning Algorithms

March 1, 2023

Read our original translation of a draft Chinese national standard for the security of machine learning (ML) algorithms. Drafted by Chinese government entities and tech companies, the standard provides security guidelines for developers of ML models and procedures for assessing ML algorithms’ susceptibility to cyberattacks.

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2022 Budget of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese

February 23, 2023

Read our original translation of the 2022 budget of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, a Communist Party-led organization that liaises with ethnic Chinese people living outside of mainland China and encourages them to support the Party in various ways.

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Establishment of a Process and Mechanism for Examining National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments (2022)

February 10, 2023

Read our original translation of an Israeli government document, which took effect in 2022, that details the process by which the government conducts national security reviews of foreign investments. This document strengthens and expands the scope of earlier foreign investment screening rules that the Israeli government adopted in 2019.

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Establishment of a Process and Mechanism for Examining National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments (2019)

February 10, 2023

Read our original translation of an Israeli government document, which took effect in 2019, that details the process by which the government conducts national security reviews of foreign investments.

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Opinions of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council on Constructing a Basic System for Data and Putting Data Factors of Production to Better Use

January 26, 2023

See our original translation of a document that describes, in broad strokes, the Chinese Communist Party’s guidelines for how big data can be used to spur economic development.

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Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission Arranges and Launches “Clear and Bright: Rectifying the Chaos in the Realm of Mobile Internet Application Programs” Special Campaign

January 12, 2023

See our original translation of document announcing a new crackdown on mobile apps by China’s internet regulator.

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Regulations for the Promotion of the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in Shanghai Municipality

December 15, 2022

See our original translation of Shanghai’s set of regulations for the artificial intelligence industry.

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Regulations for the Promotion of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

December 15, 2022

See our original translation of a set of regulations for the artificial intelligence industry in Shenzhen City in China’s Guangdong Province.

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Special Plan for the Technology Factor of Production Market in the 14th Five-Year Plan Period

December 15, 2022

See our original translation of a Chinese government plan that aims to improve China’s tech ecosystem, chiefly through specific measures to make it easier to convert technological breakthroughs into commercial products or other practical applications.