The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to reshape global norms away from freedom, positioning China as a serious economic, military, and technological rival. State-run Chinese media claim China has already displaced the U.S. as the world leader in critical technology, citing an Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) report that claims China dominates in 57 of 64 key areas from 2019-2023, including AI, quantum computing, and defense technologies. However, analysts argue that China’s technological leadership may be overstated. Despite this, the U.S. cannot afford to become complacent.
The Rand Corporation reports that while China leads in patent counts and academic publications, U.S. companies like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft,…
