Alex Rubin
Visiting Fellow
Hoover Institution Tech Policy Accelerator
Alex Rubin is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution’s Tech Policy Accelerator. He was previously an analyst at the CIA’s China Mission Center for 10 years, leading the Agency’s analysis of PRC technology topics.
Recent Publications
September 8, 2025
China Plans to Dominate a Key Semiconductor Material
Beijing has provided significant support to its domestic polysilicon industry in a drive to establish Chinese firms as the dominant global suppliers of solar-grade polysilicon—and it wants its firms to expand their share of semiconductor-grade polysilicon.
