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Beijing’s Technology-Driven Agenda Benefits China’s Defense Sector
The decisions of the recent Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prioritized China’s technology-driven policy agenda, despite the country’s struggling economy facing structural challenges such as an aging and declining population, a real estate bubble, and high youth unemployment.
Pamir opinion: U.S.-China competition in building critical elements supply chains intensifies
Growing commercial and government concerns are intensifying U.S. efforts to diversify its critical minerals and rare earth elements supply chains as it’s far too reliant on imports, particularly from China.
Putin’s North Korea Visit: China’s Calculus
China’s minimal media coverage of Putin’s 18-19 June visit to North Korea reflects Beijing’s calculus that closer Russia-DPRK cooperation is complicating China’s security environment.
An Analysis of China’s fledgling aviation industry
COMAC’s new C919 – China’s first domestically manufactured commercial airliner – marks a milestone in the history of the nation’s aviation industry. However, China’s plans to disrupt the global aviation industry and compete with the Airbus/Boeing industry duopoly faces multiple challenges. Pamir analyzes the implications and assesses the risks of China’s new-found expertise in the global aviation ecosystem.
Japan and the European Union agree closer cooperation to develop advanced materials as they look to de-risk from Chinese supply chains
Japan and Europe rely on Chinese advanced materials to produce semiconductors, electronics, and even renewable energy equipment.
The search is on for ‘next generation’ specialized AI chips
As an extension of the on-going semiconductor trade wars between the West and China, the search is now on for next-gen AI chips that offer much greater processing power and speed, and significantly lower energy consumption.
U.S. and China open high-level talks on AI use and risks
Top officials from Washington and Beijing meet for the first time in Geneva to share their mutual concerns about each other’s use of artificial technologies (AI).
The U.S. government pushes the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, and South Korea to extend existing chip-making export bans, but faces resistance
Washington is in talks with the Netherlands and Japan to tighten restrictions on the export of advanced chips and chip-making equipment and materials to China. It is also seeking to bring in Germany and South Korea.
China Opposes US Army Deployment of Typhon Missile System
China’s increasingly assertive behavior in the South China Sea prompted the US to deploy more advanced weapons systems to the Philippines and conduct high-profile military exercises with Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
IP Theft: Assessing Insider Risk
A Chinese ex-Google software engineer, Linwei Ding, has been arrested for allegedly stealing over 500 sensitive files containing Intellectual Property (IP) about the company’s cutting-edge Machine Learning (ML) platform and the (AI) models it supports.
China’s Quantum Encryption Advantage Poses Risks
China’s successful development of post-quantum cryptography techniques has profound implications for US businesses and national security.
China’s Overcapacity Risks Strain US-China Relations and Global Economy
Pamir assesses that strong disagreements between Washington and Beijing will persist on the risks China’s excess capacity poses to US-China relations and the global economy.
The U.S. is building a homegrown synthetic graphite supply chain for EV batteries
The U.S. is building a homegrown supply chain for synthetic graphite for use in the manufacture of EV batteries to minimize the risk from China’s global dominance in natural graphite production and its recent export ban on certain graphite products.
China Criticizes SpaceX Starshield Program
The Chinese military has responded critically to the report that SpaceX is developing a space-based espionage network for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). China is actively developing its space assets with Chinese military involvement.
China claims progress in advanced chips as it seeks workarounds to export bans
China’s largest chip maker will start mass producing 5-nanometer chips for Huawei this year — and is also working on developing ‘chiplets’ as it seeks to become self-reliant in response to US export bans.