Publications

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.

Annual Report

CSET at Five

Center for Security and Emerging Technology
| March 2024

In honor of CSET’s fifth birthday, this annual report is a look at CSET’s successes in 2023 and over the course of the past five years. It explores CSET’s different lines of research and cross-cutting projects, and spotlights some of its most impactful research products.

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Notice on Establishing Internet Commentator Teams

March 26, 2021

See our original translation of 2017 PRC guidelines for establishing teams of internet monitors at a Chinese university in Jiangxi Province.

Translation

Certain Opinions of the Ministry of Education, the China National Intellectual Property Administration, and the Ministry of Science and Technology on Improving the Quality of Patents at Institutes of Higher Education and Promoting [Patent] Conversion and Use

March 26, 2021

See our original translation of a 2020 PRC document providing guidance for Chinese universities on their patent applications.

Translation

Notice of the China National Intellectual Property Administration on More Strictly Regulating Patent Applications

March 26, 2021

Read our original translation of a 2021 PRC notice concerning patent and trademark applications.

Translation

Notice of the Office of the State Council Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on Implementation Work for the Intellectual Property Strategy on the Publication of the “2020 Promotion Plan for In-Depth Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy and for Accelerating the Construction of China into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse”

March 26, 2021

Read our original translation of a Chinese notice listing 100 different intellectual property-related projects undertaken by PRC ministries and departments.

Data Brief

Mapping India’s AI Potential

Husanjot Chahal Sara Abdulla Jonathan Murdick Ilya Rahkovsky
| March 2021

With its massive information technology workforce, thriving research community and a growing technology ecosystem, India has a significant stake in the development of artificial intelligence globally. Drawing from a variety of original CSET datasets, the authors evaluate India’s potential for AI by examining its progress across five categories of indicators pertinent to AI development: talent, research, patents, companies and investments, and compute.

Analysis

China’s Progress in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

Will Hunt Saif M. Khan Dahlia Peterson
| March 2021

To reduce its dependence on the United States and its allies for semiconductors, China is building domestic semiconductor manufacturing facilities by importing U.S., Japanese, and Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In the longer term, it also hopes to indigenize this equipment to replace imports. U.S. and allied policy responses to China’s efforts will significantly affect its prospects for success in this challenging task.

Testimony

Zachary Arnold’s Testimony Before the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission

Zachary Arnold
| March 19, 2021

CSET Research Fellow Zachary Arnold testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on "U.S. Investment in China's Capital Markets and Military-Industrial Complex." Arnold discussed discuss China’s use of financial capital flows and the state’s prominent role in allocating capital to specific firms and sectors.

Testimony

Emily Weinstein’s Testimony Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Emily S. Weinstein
| March 19, 2021

CSET Research Analyst Emily Weinstein testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on "U.S. Investment in China's Capital Markets and Military-Industrial Complex." Weinstein discussed China's military-civil fusion strategy in university investment firms and Chinese talent programs.

Translation

CCP Central Committee Publishes Plan for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Agencies

March 18, 2021

See our original translation of China's major 2018 Party and state agency reorganization plan.

Testimony

Testimony Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Saif M. Khan
| March 17, 2021

CSET Research Fellow Saif M. Khan testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for its hearing, "Advancing Effective U.S. Policy for Strategic Competition with China in the Twenty-First Century." Khan spoke to the importance of U.S. leadership in semiconductor and artificial intelligence technology.