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Competing with China in Technology

This document discusses China's rise as a global leader in certain technologies like genomics, quantum science, and artificial intelligence, as well as areas where it still lags like jet engines and semiconductors. It argues that the US needs to increase investments in R&D, STEM education, and immigration reform to maintain its competitive edge. Finally, it proposes creating a new international technology organization and areas for cooperation among democratic nations like increasing R&D collaboration, supply chain security, and setting standards to counter China's influence in emerging technologies.

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Competing with China in Technology

This document discusses China's rise as a global leader in certain technologies like genomics, quantum science, and artificial intelligence, as well as areas where it still lags like jet engines and semiconductors. It argues that the US needs to increase investments in R&D, STEM education, and immigration reform to maintain its competitive edge. Finally, it proposes creating a new international technology organization and areas for cooperation among democratic nations like increasing R&D collaboration, supply chain security, and setting standards to counter China's influence in emerging technologies.

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Tackling the Technology

Competition with China


PRESENTED BY MARTIJN RASSER

Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program


9 June 2020
China the Leader
OVERVIEW 1

2 China the Laggard

3 Key Investments Needed

A New International Technology


4
Policy Regime

Proposed Areas for Cooperation


5
and Collaboration

2
China the Leader
CHINA AT PARITY OR AHEAD
 Genomics, quantum science, artificial intelligence (AI)

R&D SPENDING
 China poised to overtake United States as largest spender on R&D (PPP) as early as 2019

STRATEGIC EMPHASIS
 Strong government support for achieving scientific and technological milestones

3
China the Laggard
DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
 Jet engines
 Semiconductors

INNOVATION SHORTFALLS
 Few world-class universities and research institutes
 Patents – quantity over quality

CLOSED AUTHORITARIAN SYSTEM


 Scientists and technologists tend to flourish in open societies

4
Key Investments Needed
R&D
 4%: total U.S. R&D spending as percentage of GDP (currently about 2.8%)
 1.2%: total U.S. government spending as percentage of GDP (currently about 0.7%)

AMERICAN TALENT
 Increased STEM education and skills training
 Resources for research and better availability of compute

INTERNATIONAL TALENT
 Maintain the Optional Practical Training Program (OPT)
 Reform the H1-B visa application process
 Create new ways to recruit high-skilled immigrants

5
A New International Technology Policy Regime
WHAT IT IS
 A new organization to achieve broad-based, proactive and long-term multilateral cooperation
 Members would be leading liberal-democratic technology powers such as US, Japan, UK, France, Germany,
Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, and South Korea

NECESSITY
 No single country can easily prevail in technology competition with China
 China achieving dominance in critical technologies would confer substantial economic, military, and political
advantages

6
A New International Technology Policy Regime
PURPOSE
 Regain the initiative in the global technology competition
 Protect and preserve key areas of competitive technological advantage
 Promote collective norms and values around the use of emerging technologies

PROPOSED AREAS FOR COOPERATION


 R&D, supply chain diversity and security, standards-setting, multilateral export controls, countering the illiberal
use of advanced technology

7
RARE EARTH ELEMENTS SEMICONDUCTOR FABS
Proposed • Mining and processing Consortium to establish new fabs

Areas for •
•
Recycling
Man-made substitutes

Cooperation
and
Collaboration EXPORT CONTROLS 5G – OPEN ARCHITECTURE
Restrict sale of semiconductor manufacturing Stimulate transition to network virtualization
equipment to China

8
THANK
YOU

+1 (202) 457-9400

mrasser@[Link] // @MartijnRasser

1152 15th Street NW, Suite 950


Washington DC, 20005

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