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.

The Titan of Taiwan

The Wire China
| June 13, 2021

Research Analyst Will Hunt discusses the evolution of Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing company TSMC, and its proprietary protection measures against Chinese cyberattacks.

CSET's Emily Weinstein comments on the case of Song Chen, a visiting researcher at Stanford University charged with visa fraud.

CSET Senior Fellow Anna Puglisi comments on the Chinese government's use of incentive policies and programs to acquire technology.

CSET's Ryan Fedasiuk discusses China's use of technology companies to strengthen the government's authority over personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law.