This brief illuminates the scale of Chinese government funding for higher education, science, and technology by exploring budget and expense reports for key government organizations and 34 of China’s most elite “Double First Class” universities. Chinese political leaders view elite universities as key components of the country’s military modernization, economic growth, and soft power; a situation that presents security risks for international partners.

CSET submitted this comment to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on updating the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.

Data Snapshots are informative descriptions and quick analyses that dig into CSET’s unique data resources. This is the second in a series of Snapshots exploring CSET’s Private-sector AI-Related Activity Tracker (PARAT). Check in every two weeks to see our newest Snapshot, and explore PARAT, which collects data related to companies’ AI research and development to inform analysis of the global AI sector.

See our original translation of a PRC document that describes six different Chinese talent recruitment plans.

See our original translation of a PRC document that details China’s plans to develop domestic standards for the smart manufacturing industry.

This document is an English-language translation of the table of contents of an extremely lengthy compendium of PRC national, provincial, and city-level laws, regulations, and policies related to the “conversion of S&T achievements into practical applications.”

See our original translation of a PRC law, amended in December 2021, that regulates how Chinese technology-related industrial policies operate and how state guidance funds for S&T are run, stipulates punishments for those who embezzle S&T funds, and so on.

CSET Research Analyst Dakota Cary testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on "China’s Cyber Capabilities: Warfare, Espionage, and Implications for the United States." Cary discussed the cooperative relationship between Chinese universities and China’s military and intelligence services to develop talent with the capabilities to perform state-sponsored cyberespionage operations.

Data Snapshots are informative descriptions and quick analyses that dig into CSET’s unique data resources. This is the first in a series of Snapshots exploring CSET’s Private-sector AI-Related Activity Tracker (PARAT). Check in every two weeks to see our newest Snapshot, and explore PARAT, which collects data related to companies’ AI research and development to inform analysis of the global AI sector.

See our original translation of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Big Data Industry, covering the period through 2025.