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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

1/ 🚨 In a new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report, Cole Mcfaul, Daniel Chou, and I examine the inner workings of China’s military-civil fusion strategy and AI defense industrial base. Here’s what we found 🧵

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

THREAD: Why Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield” might be turning into a target. 1/ For years, Taiwan's dominance in semiconductor production has served as a kind of "silicon shield," a deterrent against Chinese aggression because any conflict could devastate global chip supply chains.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 07/08/2025

On Lawfare Daily, @jshermcyber.bsky.social spoke to @sambresnick.bsky.social about his recently published report, “Big Tech in Taiwan,” on 17 companies’ Taiwan entanglements, and how greenfield foreign direct investments, data centers, supply chains, and more expose those companies to Taiwan.

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In The National Interest, @jack-corrigan.bsky.social and I argue the US-China tech race will be defined by the integration of advanced software and hardware. US firms lead in AI, but CN companies now dominate emerging hardware. The US risks falling way behind. 🧵 nationalinterest.org/feature/amer...

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America Must Rebuild Its Physical Economy

In order to compete with China and boost growth, the United States must better balance the software and hardware components of its economy.

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Dewey Murdick @deweyam.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

U.S. AI firms, take note! An op-ed by @sambresnick.bsky.social and @colemcfaul.bsky.social in @barrons.com argues that China's "good enough" AI strategy (think DeepSeek) could disrupt the market. It's about affordable tech. Huawei playbook 2.0? Open-source Chinese models are closing the gap, fast.

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

In @barrons.com, @colemcfaul.bsky.social and I argue that the U.S.-China AI competition could hinge on cost rather than capabilities and explain why DeepSeek has more in common with Huawei than Sputnik. www.barrons.com/articles/dee...

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Chinese AI Is Following a Familiar Playbook. U.S. Firms Should Worry.

DeekSeek is following a trail blazed by Chinese companies such as Huawei, Sam Bresnick and Cole McFaul write in a guest commentary.

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

.@csetgeorgetown.bsky.social's Bill Hannas and I joined the Modern War Institute's podcast to discuss what DeepSeek means for the U.S.-China AI competition. We touch on export controls and alternative pathways to advanced AI, among other topics. Check it out here: mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcast-...

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MWI Podcast: DeepSeek and the US-China AI Race - Modern War Institute

On January 20, the Chinese company DeepSeek released a new AI large language model, called DeepSeek-R1. The company was only founded a little over a year earlier, and yet this model's capability was l...

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Owen J. Daniels @ojdaniels.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

CSETers @jackcorrigan.bsky.social and @sambresnick.bsky.social wrote for @newsweek.com on how Stargate and DeepSeek show the divergent approaches the US & China are taking toward advanced models. The U.S. big bet is on compute; the PRC is necessarily lower compute www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...

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Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk? | Opinion

While new AI models often generate buzz, R1's release is especially notable in light of the U.S. government's recent efforts to curtail China's AI ambitions.

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Owen J. Daniels @ojdaniels.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A few thoughts from me and the @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social hivemind on developments over the last week (Stargate, DeepSeek, etc.). These events aren't necessarily surprising from an analytical lens, but they certainly seem to have caught markets and the media off guard.

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The coming years will be pivotal for AI and emerging tech policy. At @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social, we provide policymakers and the public with rigorous, evidence-based analysis to inform critical decisions. Follow my colleagues here: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Latest w @sambresnick.bsky.social of @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social on the competition with China over AI, how AI will be used by states, obstacles & advantages for both the US & China, diplomatic pathways for the US & China to avoid dangerous AI scenarios, & more. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...

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The AI Competition with China

Featuring Sam Bresnick and John Glaser

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 31/12/2024

“In its zeal to catch up to the United States in the development of AI technologies, Beijing may be underestimating the challenges it will face in putting those technologies to use,” writes @sambresnick.bsky.social.

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The Obstacles to China’s AI Power

Why the Chinese military struggles to take advantage of new technology.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

China is betting big on military AI, but organizational and political issues could keep it from realizing its ambitions. Learn more in an important new @foreignaffairs.com piece by CSET's @sambresnick.bsky.social, out today. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/obstac...

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The Obstacles to China’s AI Power

Why the Chinese military struggles to take advantage of new technology.

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I'm excited to share my new piece in @foreignaffairs.com, where I argue that the Chinese military faces several political and organizational challenges that could hamper its ability to deploy AI on future battlefields. 1/2 www.foreignaffairs.com/china/obstac...

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The Obstacles to China’s AI Power

Why the Chinese military struggles to take advantage of new technology.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

How do Chinese defense experts think about the military use of AI? CSET's @sambresnick.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social's @bglaser.bsky.social to discuss his recent report. Listen now 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Chinese Perspectives on Military Uses of AI

Podcast Episode · China Global · 12/17/2024 · 32m

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