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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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Translation Snapshot: Chinese AI White Papers

Ben Murphy
| November 29, 2023

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.

Read our translation of an announcement by a Chinese Communist Party-run association for scientists that names 28 questions as China’s outstanding S&T issues and challenges of 2023.

Read our translation of a Chinese government policy for the near-term development of computing power.

Read our translation of a Beijing municipal government plan identifies 20 “future industries” that Beijing is targeting with favorable industrial policies.

Read our translation of draft Chinese technical documentation for generative AI that establishes very specific oversight processes that Chinese AI companies must adopt in regard to their model training data, model-generated content, and more.

Read our translation of a notice that describes how integrated circuit (IC) design and manufacturing companies can apply for local government subsidies in Shenzhen, a major tech hub in southern China.

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China’s Semiconductor-Related Export Controls

September 7, 2023

Read our translation of China’s semiconductor-related export control policies.

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Translation Snapshot: Chinese Overseas Talent Recruitment

Ben Murphy
| September 6, 2023

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.

Read our translation of a Chinese regulation that governs the collection, protection, and sharing of scientific data.

Read our translation of a white paper that details China’s system for cultivating homegrown “live-fire” cybersecurity talent.