China

CSET's Daniel Chou provides an update on previous CSET research exploring China's security forces' AI research portfolio.

Map of China’s State Key Laboratory System

Emily S. Weinstein, Daniel Chou, Channing Lee, Ryan Fedasiuk, and Anna Puglisi
| June 2022

China’s State Key Laboratory system drives the country’s innovation in science and technology. A key part of China’s aim to reduce its dependence on foreign technology, these labs conduct cutting-edge basic and applied research, attract and train domestic and foreign talent, and conduct academic exchanges with foreign counterparts. These laboratories are spread across almost all Chinese provinces except Tibet, with the majority clustered in large coastal cities.

Biden’s War on Chinese Computer Chips Harms Americans

The National Interest
| June 12, 2022

A CSET study found that the United States currently builds fewer fabs than the rest of the world.

In an analysis of China's use of guidance funds, a CSET study found that guidance funds are poorly conceived and implemented, and that the mechanism as a whole is often inefficient.

In an opinion piece for The National Interest, Research Analyst Dahlia Peterson argues why the United States and its allies should levy Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese AI surveillance giant Hikvision for its role in Xinjiang.

CSET's translation and analysis of China's "Science and Technology Daily" newspaper reveals China's "chokepoints."

The Navy Must Learn to Hide from Algorithms

U.S. Naval Institute
| May 2022

Looking at adversarial military AI systems, a CSET study found that the People's Liberation Army spends more than $1.6 billion each year on AI-related systems and equipment.

Drawing from her CSET report, Research Analyst Ngor Luong explains what guidance funds are and how they fit into China's efforts to gain an edge in emerging technology. 

In his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee CSET Director Dewey Murdick recommends how the U.S. can stay ahead of China in the emerging technology race.

In his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, CSET Director Dewey Murdick discussed China's strategy to move towards self-sufficiency in key technologies and steps the United States can take to respond.