Beyond Fusion: Preparing for Systems Rivalry with China
In 2007, when former Chinese leader Hu Jintao urged China to pursue “Military-Civil Fusion with Chinese characteristics,” few in the United States paid attention, much less anticipated the dilemma that this emerging Chinese strategy would pose to U.S. policymakers. Almost two decades later, as the U.S. government considers further restricting China’s access to the advanced semiconductors critical to the AI revolution, military-civil fusion — the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to intentionally blur the lines between military and civilian sectors — lies at the heart of the drama. Previous controls, imposed in 2022 and expanded in 2023, came on the heels The post Beyond Fusion: Preparing for Systems Rivalry with China appeared first on War on the Rocks.
In 2007, when former Chinese leader Hu Jintao urged China to pursue “Military-Civil Fusion with Chinese characteristics,” few in the United States paid attention, much less anticipated the dilemma that this emerging Chinese strategy would pose to U.S. policymakers. Almost two decades later, as the U.S. government considers further restricting China’s access to the advanced semiconductors critical to the AI revolution, military-civil fusion — the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to intentionally blur the lines between military and civilian sectors — lies at the heart of the drama. Previous controls, imposed in 2022 and expanded in 2023, came on the heels
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