US-China Commission flags 10 urgent recommendations for US Congress, warns of expanding Beijing threat matrix

US-China Commission flags 10 urgent recommendations for US Congress, warns of expanding Beijing threat matrix

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has flagged ten priority recommendations aimed at countering what it describes as Beijing’s “systematic, persistent, and escalating” challenge to the US national security and global stability. The bipartisan Commission, whose mandate is to assess the security implications of US-China economic relations, unanimously adopted the report and called for…

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China leveraged India-Pakistan conflict to trial and tout its military strengths: US panel

China leveraged India-Pakistan conflict to trial and tout its military strengths: US panel

China turned a brief but intense India-Pakistan conflict in May into a live testing ground for its advanced weaponry and intelligence systems, and then aggressively marketed those results to undercut Western arms sales, a US congressional panel said in its annual report on Tuesday. “Beijing opportunistically leveraged the conflict to test and advertise the sophistication…

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Congress should establish, fund new quantum tech initiative to beat China: Panel

Congress should establish, fund new quantum tech initiative to beat China: Panel

WASHINGTON — Congress should set in motion a sweeping initiative to ensure that the United States can stay ahead of China’s rapid development of dual-use quantum technologies and artificial intelligence, urges the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in its latest annual report. “Whoever leads in quantum (and artificial intelligence) will control the encryption of…

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US panel urges economic statecraft body to tackle China’s growing tech challenge

US panel urges economic statecraft body to tackle China’s growing tech challenge

A leading advisory panel on China policy urged Congress on Tuesday to establish a “consolidated economic statecraft entity” to handle technological and other national security challenges posed by China’s “systematic and persistent evasion” of American export controls and sanctions. “This recommendation addresses the critical gap between export controls and sanctions as written and their actual…

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