Category: China’s tech ambitions

Tracking China’s technology ambitions and protecting US national security.

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China’s tech ambitions

Apr 2, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary in the Economist

By Dakota Cary

On March 25th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary’s report with Eugenio Benincasa on the PRC’s hacking competition ecosystem was cited by the Economist.

China Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2025

Your expert guide to the debate over banning TikTok 

By Atlantic Council experts

As the US Supreme Court takes up the case, our experts outline the competing arguments over whether the US should ban TikTok on national security grounds.

China Digital Policy

Strategic Insights Memo

Nov 20, 2024

Assessing US-China tech competition in the Global South

By Hanna Dohmen

Discover how China is attempting to gain influence through technology competition in artificial intelligence (AI).

Artificial Intelligence China

Strategic Insights Memo

Oct 18, 2024

Toward a coherent framework for US-China tech competition in the Global South

By Peter Engelke, Samantha Wong

This memo provides strategists and policymakers in the United States and elsewhere with a coherent framework for understanding the competition between the United States and China for technological dominance with respect to the Global South.

China Technology & Innovation
Virtual creative lock symbol and microcircuit illustration on flag of China and blurry cityscape background. Protection and firewall concept.

Report

Oct 18, 2024

Capture the (red) flag: An inside look into China’s hacking contest ecosystem

By Dakota Cary and Eugenio Benincasa

China has built the world’s most comprehensive ecosystem for capture-the-flag (CTF) competitions—the predominant form of hacking competitions, which range from team-versus-team play to Jeopardy-style knowledge challenges.

China Cybersecurity

Strategic Insights Memo

Sep 18, 2024

Assessing China’s AI development and forecasting its future tech priorities

By Hanna Dohmen

The Atlantic Council convened experts to gather insights into China’s technology priorities today and in the future.

Artificial Intelligence China

Report

Sep 4, 2024

Forging the 5G future: Strategic imperatives for the US and its allies

By Ngor Luong

5G technology is a critical pillar of U.S. national security, economic prosperity, and geopolitical influence in the twenty-first century.

China Technology & Innovation

Strategic Insights Memo

Aug 22, 2024

Stay ahead together: Identifying strategies to compete with China on global 5G

By Ngor Luong

TO: Security and technology community of the United States, its allies, and partners FROM: Ngor Luong DATE: August 22, 2024 SUBJECT: Stay ahead together: Identifying strategies to compete with China on global 5G In May 2024, the Global China Hub of the Atlantic Council convened a group of technology developers, operators, and security experts for a workshop […]

China Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

May 14, 2024

What to know about Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, and more

By Atlantic Council experts

The Biden administration has imposed new tariffs on imports from China across a range of strategic industries. Atlantic Council experts dig into the details.

China Economy & Business

Strategic Insights Memo

May 13, 2024

Developing an actionable framework to guide promotion and protection policies for emerging technologies

By Hanna Dohmen

In February 2024, the Atlantic Council Global China Hub (AC GCH) and the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) convened experts and policymakers in a private workshop to test an actionable framework designed to guide policymakers in identifying emerging technology priorities.

China Technology & Innovation
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