National Science Foundation

September 17, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Commerce Department Targets Chinese Firms Engaged in Military-Civil Fusion

The United States wants to break up Beijing’s snug relationship between its parading tanks and Chinese tech firms. On September 16, the Commerce Department updated its Entity List, imposing stringent...

September 1, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Annie Fixler

China Is Winning the AI Race With America’s Own Manhattan Project Lessons

China is applying the real lessons of the Manhattan Project to AI—talent and steady research funding—while America risks forgetting its own blueprint.

June 30, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Chinese Scholars Probe for Weaknesses in Western Electricity Grids

Chinese academics are taking a keen interest in the vulnerabilities of America’s energy grid. On June 19, the Czech Technical University in Prague published a paper revealing that Chinese scholars are...

June 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China Races Ahead in Biotech Trials. Is the U.S. Stuck in Second Place?

Fentanyl fears have played a significant role in U.S.-Chinese trade disputes, but soon legal drugs could be a greater threat from China. On May 29, Axios reported that China had surpassed the United States...

May 28, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Following Pause in Trade Talks With the U.S., China Reportedly Prepares New Industrial Policy

After a decade of accelerated industrialization, China is preparing to go for another round. On May 26, Bloomberg reported that Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping is currently considering relaunching...

May 13, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

‘Neither Side Wanted a Decoupling’: U.S. and China Announce Joint Pause on Tariffs Amid Ongoing Negotiations

China and the United States have embraced a frosty truce in their burgeoning trade war. On May 12, following a two-day summit in Geneva, Washington and Beijing issued a joint statement announcing a 90-day...

May 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Report Finds Beijing Has Successfully Achieved ‘Made in China 2025’ Policy Goals, Catching Up to the U.S.

With summer arriving, Beijing has received its latest report card. On April 5, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued an analysis on the state of Made in China 2025 (MIC25) — Beijing’s premier industrial...

May 2, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Seeking to Expand Its Lead in Fusion Technology, China Accelerates Construction on New Reactor Project

China is racing ahead to expand its global lead in fusion technology. On April 29, IEEE Spectrum reported that construction had accelerated on a likely fusion research facility in Mianyang, Sichuan, with...

April 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Probing DeepSeek’s Success, House Select Committee on China Opens Investigation into Nvidia

The United States is expanding its efforts to stymie the rise of China’s technology sector. On April 16, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened an investigation into Nvidia’s...

April 15, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

U.S. at Risk of Falling Behind China in Biotechnology  

The United States increasingly risks falling behind in the technological race for the future. On April 9, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology released its final report on the American...

March 27, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China’s Military Reportedly Deploys DeepSeek AI for Non-Combat Duties

Though battlefield deployment may be a distant ambition, China’s military is putting AI into service behind the front lines. The South China Morning Post reported on March 23 that the People’s Liberation...

March 19, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Aiming for Parity With U.S., China Announces Increase in Science and Technology Spending

Having watched U.S. science spending stall out, China is stepping on the gas.

March 13, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Local Support for Military Modernization

Returning to its roots in the countryside, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is going local to pursue its grand ambitions. During the Two Sessions, the annual gathering of China’s top political and military...

July 26, 2023 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

Commanding Heights: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in the Critical and Emerging Technologies of the 21st Century

June 16, 2023 | Michael Sugden |

Congress Should Protect U.S. Leadership in Quantum Research

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology heard from administration officials and academic experts last week on the importance of reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act to...

October 28, 2022 | Mathew Ha |

The Evolution of Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

June 2, 2022 | Laura Bate, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Workforce Development Agenda for the National Cyber Director

April 19, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Biden’s cybersecurity budget good start; Congress needs to fill the gaps

Excerpt The White House released the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 on the heels of the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provided a jolt of cybersecurity funding...

April 1, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Congress Invests in National Cyber Resilience but Misses Important Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act

Congress’s newly completed annual appropriations bill provides significant funding increases for a number of critical cybersecurity programs, including for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

February 10, 2022 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Elemental Strategy

Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry