People's Liberation Army

March 11, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Recipients of Federal Research Security Funding Partnered With Chinese Military Universities, China Committee Head Alleges

American scientific research is meant to be safeguarded by federal agencies. They may now be fueling China’s military modernization efforts instead. The chairman of the China Select Committee, Rep....

March 5, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

China’s Defense Budget Keeps Growing While Economy Contracts

In the middle of its spring budgeting season, it’s guns, not butter, for Beijing. Ahead of its annual “Two Sessions” legislative gatherings on March 5, China unveiled its latest series of planned...

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

March 2, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Reimagining and Improving Student Education

February 13, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

OpenAI Alleges China’s DeepSeek Stole its Intellectual Property to Train its Own Models

One year on from DeepSeek’s first major release, Washington is probing deeper into the Chinese artificial intelligence firm’s unexpected success. The U.S. AI firm OpenAI publicly released a memo...

January 21, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

China May Have Accessed U.S. Supercomputing Resources To Fuel Its Military Modernization Efforts

The United States may have inadvertently paid for China’s nuclear weapons research. On January 15, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the China Select Committee, sent a letter to the National...

December 30, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China’s Rapid Military Build-Up Highlighted in New Report

The United States is facing an ever-more sophisticated Chinese military. On December 23, the Department of Defense released its annual report on the state of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The report...

December 29, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China Launches New Drills Around Taiwan, Regional Tensions Rise

China is targeting Taiwan with a short but intense series of military exercises around the island. On December 29, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched the two-day “Justice Mission 2025,”...

December 22, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Dr. Georgianna Shea, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton

Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise

December 10, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Rolling Back Export Controls, U.S. Offers China Powerful AI Chips

The United States has instituted a pay-to-play scheme for artificial intelligence (AI) exports. On December 8, President Donald Trump announced that the Commerce Department would allow American AI semiconductor...

December 3, 2025 | Jennifer Richmond |

China’s Influence Operation in US Education Was Supposed To Be Shut Down, But Did Closing the Confucius Institutes Only Make It Stronger?

The Chinese government has quietly altered its methods as President Donald Trump announces plans to double the Chinese student population in the US

November 19, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

State Television Shows Chinese Military Using LiDAR-Equipped Robotic “Wolves” During Amphibious Assault Exercises

Chinese forces have unveiled a new weapons system out of science fiction: semi-autonomous rifle-toting four-legged robots. On November 13, multiple Western news outlets released Chinese state television...

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, Leah Siskind

American AI Exports Program

November 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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November 10, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Duncan Lazarow

Signaling Confidence in Its Domestic Industry, China Bans Foreign AI Chips in State-Funded Data Centers

China is pulling away from the United States to complete its own artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. Following a ceasefire with the United States over export controls, China is signaling its intention...

November 7, 2025 | |

China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Enters Service as Japan Watches Warily

Third Carrier in Service: China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, officially entered service after a commissioning ceremony earlier this week attended by Chinese President...

October 29, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Tech Transfer Between UAE and China Should Throw Sand in the Gears of U.S. AI Exports to the Gulf

The United States may have inadvertently green-lit funding for Chinese missile technology. On October 25, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected information in 2022...

October 28, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Sophie McDowall

Space Modernization for the 21st Century

October 17, 2025 | Samantha Ravich, Johanna Yang, Jack Burnham

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices

October 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Daniel Swift

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery