China

CSET Research Analyst Will Hunt weighs in on the production of a cutting-edge semiconductor chip machine.

CSET's Anna Puglisi discusses U.S. national security concerns over the use of genetic data from prenatal tests for research and testing by the Chinese military.

CSET's Ryan Fedasiuk comments on the Cyberspace Administration of China's investigation and ban of the company Didi from Chinese app stores.

What to watch for at today’s FTC meeting

Politico Morning Tech
| July 1, 2021

Dakota Cary's latest CSET report reveals the construction of a new cybersecurity facility in Wuhan, China.

National Cybersecurity Center Map

Dakota Cary and Jennifer Melot
| July 2021

China wants to be a “cyber powerhouse” (网络强国). At the heart of this mission is the sprawling 40 km2 campus of the National Cybersecurity Center. Formally called the National Cybersecurity Talent and Innovation Base (国家网络安全人才与创新基地), the NCC is being built in Wuhan. The campus, which China began constructing in 2017 and is still building, includes seven centers for research, talent cultivation, and entrepreneurship; two government-focused laboratories; and a National Cybersecurity School.

A new world order for science

Axios
| June 24, 2021

A CSET report by Melissa Flagg, Autumn Toney and Paul Harris reveals a more collaborative and less competitive future in global research.

CSET Research Analyst Ngor Luong and Translation Lead Ben Murphy discussed their research into China's industrial policy tools used to support its AI development.

Rethinking Research Security

Lawfare
| June 24, 2021

In an opinion piece for Lawfare, Emily Weinstein and her coauthor Ainikki Riikonen argue that the U.S. Department of Justices' China Initiative is counterproductive to U.S. innovation and offer recommendations to improve research security.

Is the world splitting into opposing science ‘blocs’?

University World News
| June 23, 2021

CSET's Emily Weinstein spoke with University World News on China's strategy to become the global leaders on science and technology research.

Emily Weinstein's latest Lawfare article offers a primer on the Biden administration's China sanctions.