China

China Matching Pentagon Spending on AI

National Defense Magazine
| January 6, 2022

The Chinese military has made extraordinary progress in procuring AI systems for combat and support functions according to a CSET's report "Harnessed Lightning."

A better China Initiative

Axios
| January 4, 2022

According to Axios China's newsletter, Emily Weinstein's opinion piece for Foreign Policy is the best analysis of the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative.

U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

IEEE Spectrum
| December 28, 2021

According to a CSET report, China is actively keeping up with U.S. intelligentized warfare systems with the development of AI-based target recognition and automatic-weapon-firing research.

In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, Research Analyst Emily Weinstein argues for the U.S. Department of Justice to clearly define its China Initiative mission.

Authors Ryan Fedasiuk, Jennifer Melot and Ben Murphy reveal large gaps in the U.S. export control system that allow the Chinese military to access equipment, information and capital originating in the United States in their latest report.

In an opinion piece for The Diplomat, Ellen Lu and CSET's Ryan Fedasiuk examine whether China's new data regulations will hamper AI ambitions.

China’s SenseTime Postpones IPO After U.S. Blacklisting

Wall Street Journal
| December 13, 2021

A CSET report found that China's People's Liberation Army spends at least $1.6 billion each year on AI-related systems and equipment.

Help Wanted

The Wire China
| December 12, 2021

According to a CSET report, China has graduated more STEM PhD students than the United States since the mid-2000s and is set to graduate twice as many by 2025.

CSET's Anna Puglisi offers her analysis on China's use of state-sponsored espionage for science and technology development.

In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, research analysts Ryan Fedasiuk and Emily Weinstein lay out key resources at the heart of the U.S.-China competition.