Category: Tech Competition

DoD Funding ‘Extremely Concerning’ Hypersonic Weapons Program at China-Linked University: Gallagher

The Department of Defense (DOD) is funding hypersonic weapons research at a university with ties to China’s communist regime, according to two letters issued by the congressional committee tasked with overseeing the United States’ competition with China. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is concerned that DOD grants to Alfred University in…


Pentagon Funding ‘Extremely Concerning’ Hypersonic Weapons Program at China-Linked University: Gallagher

The Department of Defense (DOD) is funding hypersonic weapons research at a university with ties to China’s communist regime, according to two letters issued by the congressional committee tasked with overseeing the United States’ competition with China. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is concerned that DOD grants to Alfred University in…


US Lacks ‘Effective Tool’ to Stop China’s Tech Theft: Treasury Official

WASHINGTON—The United States lacks an effective tool to adequately combat widespread espionage and intellectual property theft being perpetrated by China’s communist regime, according to a U.S. Treasury Department official. Despite years of competition and ongoing IP theft, the United States has not developed the tools required to target and prevent the continued transfer of sensitive…


China-Led Lunar Research Organization Enables It to Obstruct US Operations on the Moon: Expert

The China-led International Lunar Research Station organization (ILRS) enables the country to obstruct the United States and its allies’ operation on the moon, according to Rick Fisher, senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. Fisher referred to an April 25 report by China’s state-owned media Global Times on China’s announcement of the building…


Beijing’s Shift to Military for Chip Development Reason for OPPO’s Chip Closure: Analysts

Chinese smartphone company OPPO launched its chip branch, ZEKU, in 2019 when independent semiconductor chip research and development (R&D) was a national campaign of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Four years later, China’s chip bubble finally burst when OPPO abruptly terminated ZEKU. It is believed that more Chinese semiconductor developers will soon follow suit. Experts analyzed…


China’s Pay Back to the US With Micron Ban Could Signal Decoupling From Both Sides: Expert

China recently banned Micron chip sales to critical information infrastructure operators over cybersecurity issues. It came after the world economic power players showed their support for alternative and secure supply chains, and Micron announced its investment in Japan. China’s ban will only enhance the risk of foreign investors in China, and possibly force economic decoupling…


White House Condemns China for Micron Ban But Will Keep Communications Open

The White House has condemned the Chinese regime for its ban on purchases of memory chips from the American company Micron on May 24, saying it’s retaliation over the recent G7 statement. However, the White House expressed that Beijing’s sanction won’t affect Washington’s efforts to improve communication with China. White House national security spokesperson John…


US Investors Funding China-Based Companies That Steal American IP

WASHINGTON—U.S. investors are funding China-based companies that steal intellectual property from American companies, experts say. China-based companies that replicate stolen IP in critical technologies like semiconductors are even more likely to be funded by U.S. investors, because they become subsidized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the…


Beijing Snares Top UK Physicist to Assist With Hypersonic Weapons Research

Beijing has reportedly lured one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) top physicists and leading experts in the fields of multiscale gas, liquids, and solid systems—critically important for hypersonic research. Zhang Yonghao, who worked in the UK for more than 20 years in leading universities, also held the Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics chair…


Lawmakers Tout Effect of CHIPs Act in US Competition with China

Last August, President Joe Biden signed the Chips and Science (or CHIPS) Act into law, promising over $50 billion to domestic semiconductor manufacturers to boost domestic production and “counter China.” Pivotal in drafting and negotiating on behalf of the law was Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who beat out Republican candidate Blake Masters in the 2022…