Kelsey Quinn
China is outpacing the U.S. in critical technologies—preserving American leadership demands urgent, systemic, and strategic reform across innovation, regulation, and global alliances.
The United States is losing the technology race with China. This is not hyperbole but rather a strategic reality demanding immediate action. China’s coordinated state-driven approach is eroding America’s technological edge across artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, and supply chain dominance. This erosion represents an existential threat to our economic prosperity, national security, and global influence. Recapturing our lead requires a fundamentally reimagined response.
America’s Technological Challenge Demands Systemic Changes
The United States is ceding ground to China across multiple critical technology fronts simultaneously. China’s dual-circulation strategy and military-civil fusion approaches represent a comprehensive, whole-of-nation approach that is outpacing America’s efforts in advancing the tech sector. While we debate incremental policy tweaks, China is executing a coordinated strategy that systematically targets U.S. vulnerabilities.
The competition with China is not merely about who produces more or marginal performance improvements. It is about whether democratic or authoritarian values will shape the future technological landscape, and thus, the global landscape. As I emphasized in New Lines Institute’s recent compendium “Future-Proofing U.S. Technology,” this rivalry “represents a systemic challenge that cuts across economic, security, and diplomatic domains” and requires a comprehensive strategic response harnessing America’s innovative capacity while protecting critical technologies from exploitation.
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