People's Liberation Army

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

October 7, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Combatting PRC Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific

October 1, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Susan Soh

Adversary Supply Chains Targeted in Major Update to U.S. Export Controls

The United States is stepping up its efforts to undermine adversaries’ supply chains. On September 30, the Commerce Department released an interim final rule seeking to expand the Entity List, which...

September 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Chinese Regulators Announce Ban on Buying Nvidia Chips, Showcasing Confidence in Domestic Alternatives

China has begun to cut its last ties to America’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. On September 17, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued guidance to Chinese firms advising them...

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 11, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Jiwon Ma

Moving To Secure Electronics Supply Chain, Federal Communications Commission Bans 7 Chinese Test Labs

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accelerated its efforts to keep Beijing out of America’s electronics supply chains. On September 8, the FCC announced plans to withdraw recognition of...

September 8, 2025 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Miles Kershner

Why Export Controls Work: 5 Debunked Myths About U.S.-China AI Competition

America’s artificial intelligence (AI) edge faces a determined challenger: Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

September 4, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Jack Burnham, Bradley Bowman

China’s Military Parade Showcases Advanced Weapons and Growing Ties With Russia, Iran, and North Korea

Tiananmen Square shuddered as advanced Chinese military hardware rolled past the leaders of the Axis of Aggressors — Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un. Wednesday’s parade, attended by about two dozen foreign leaders, was intended to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II — despite the limited role the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) played in that conflict.

September 3, 2025 | Bradley Bowman |

Xi’s military parade showed just how dangerous China has become

With the leaders of Russia, Iran, and North Korea watching, Beijing conducted a massive parade on Wednesday, demonstrating the results of a years-long effort by the Chinese Communist Party to build a military...

September 3, 2025 | |

‘Axis of Aggressors’ Leaders Unite at Military Parade Showcasing Chinese Prowess

Defiant Against the West: Chinese President Xi Jinping stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at a military parade...

August 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Showcasing Growing Ties, China Allegedly Buys Russian Command-and-Control System

Despite the draining war in Ukraine, Russian arms dealers remain able to supply an important customer: China. On August 14, The Insider, a European-based independent investigative journalism outlet, released...

August 15, 2025 | Jiwon Ma, Jack Burnham

Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certifications Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program

August 11, 2025 | Matt Pottinger, Liza Tobin

Trump Just Handed China the Tools to Beat America in AI

Ending an export ban will help China catch up in the race for control of the global economy and military dominance in the 21st century.

August 11, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

White House Offers NVIDIA and AMD a Pay-To-Play Scheme for Chinese Market Access

The U.S. government is going into business with America’s most potent adversary, China. On August 10, The New York Times reported that chipmakers NVIDIA and AMD will receive export licenses to sell high-end...