China exploits US-funded research to advance its military technology: Report
In recent years, concerns have been mounting over how China has managed to leverage United States-funded academic and technological research to boost its military capabilities.
While collaboration between nations in science and technology has historically fuelled innovation, China’s strategic exploitation of these partnerships has raised alarms about its potential use of advanced research for military purposes.
According to a new congressional report, China has gained “back-door access” to US technologies through academic research partnerships over the past decade, with US funding indirectly contributing to advancements in Chinese military technology.The report, developed by Republicans from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Education and Workforce Committee, reveals that US-funded researchers have worked alongside their Chinese counterparts in critical fields such as hypersonics, directed energy, nuclear and high-energy physics, artificial intelligence, and autonomy.
“These are not harmless technologies with purely civilian applications. Rather, they represent cutting-edge advancements with military applications in the Western Pacific that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) can and will use against US service members in the event of a conflict,” the report read.