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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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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.

Translation

Translation Snapshot: Russian AI Policies

Ben Murphy
| December 13, 2022

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 the full translations. Check back regularly for additional Translation Snapshots highlighting our work.

See our original translation of a guide, written by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, that lists international S&T cooperation projects that Chinese companies and research institutes can apply for participation in.

Read our original translation of a report, published by a think tank affiliated with China’s Nankai University, that compares the strength of the AI industry in various Chinese provinces, cities, and urban agglomerations across an elaborately weighted collection of different metrics.

Read our original translation of the 13th Five-Year Plan — covering the years 2016-2020 — of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's state-run complex of laboratories and research institutions.

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Translation Snapshot: Tech-Related Chinese National Strategies

Ben Murphy
| October 11, 2022

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 original translation of one of China’s earliest national strategies for the AI industry, originally published in 2016. The plan encourages China’s application of AI technology in industries and fields such as smart home, self-driving cars, unmanned systems, security, wearables, and robotics.

See our original translation of a 2020 document from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology describing the country’s strong demand for — and insufficient supply of — artificial intelligence talent.

See our original translation of a 2022 Chinese government plan for making Chinese tech companies more innovative.

See our original translation of China’s climate change adaptation strategy for the period 2022-2035.