Congressional Commission Warns on China Tech, Including Satellites
The U.S. should study China’s efforts to dominate emerging technology sectors, said the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The congressionally created commission's annual report said China's outpacing the U.S. in artificial intelligence. Though it recommended Congress consider increased export…
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controls, it said curbs on smart chips may “only accelerate China’s efforts to produce sophisticated chips domestically.” China faces “nearly insurmountable” hurdles in its effort to develop comparable technology to that of the U.S., as China’s semiconductor industry “is still heavily reliant on foundational technology dominated by U.S. firms,” the panel said Thursday. China's taking a “commanding position” in commercial satellite sectors, the commission found: That lets the country undercut some U.S. and other countries’ launch and satellite providers. The commission urged Congress to direct the National Science Foundation and the Trump administration to study China’s influence in international bodies charged with developing standards for emerging technologies. The China Embassy didn't comment.