Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions with the United States, China is expected to heavily emphasize national security and, to a lesser degree, technology independence, in its upcoming its 14th five-year plan, several China experts said Thursday.
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A bipartisan congressional task force has recommended that the Department of Defense prioritize investing in artificial intelligence, supply chain resiliency and cyberwarfare in order to deal with imminent threats from China and Russia.
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The country is at a moment of opportunity, Lissner said, “if the U.S. can muster the will to turn this moment of political destruction into political creation.”
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China’s newly announced sanctions against a principal American defense contractor may have been done more for political effect than economic punishment.
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Since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power, political commissars assigned to all Chinese naval ships have started learning about battle command in addition to political work training.
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The press freedom in China is deteriorating, as China ranks 177th out of 180 countries and territories, according to the RSF World Press Freedom Ranking 2019.
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If the United States doesn’t quickly adapt to the technological changes in warfare and foreign policy, major adversaries like China and Russia will have an advantage over the U.S. in future conflicts, experts say.
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Three witnesses testified at the hearing on “Forced Labor, Mass Internment, and Social Control in Xinjiang” hosted by Congressional-Executive Commission on China, calling for sanctions on China’s human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
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USTR convened a public hearing on China’s compliance with the WTO commitments.
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An assistant secretary of defense warns that the cost to the U.S. of complacency toward China could be “extremely high.”
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