Congress should authorized funds for a government-wide training program to help U.S. officials better understand Chinese technology policy.

To Do: Institute Government-Wide Training on Chinese Tech Policy

To beat China, the United States must better align university research with critical technologies and ensure it directly supports the needs of American firms. To do that, federal research funding agencies should prioritize university researchers who have secured financial commitments from industry.

The Trump Administration Should Get Industry More Involved in University Research Funding

Congress should prohibit cities, states, and the federal government from providing funding to attract investments from Chinese companies.

To Do: Stop Subsidizing Chinese Companies

In 2023, the United States invested about $175 billion in research conducted at government institutions and universities. That same year, the EU invested about $180 billion, and China about $200 billion.

Fact of the Week: China and the EU Invest More in Research at Government Institutions and Universities Than the US

Congress should establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C) to fund advanced R&D projects.

To Do: Establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C)

In testimony before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Information Technology, Rob Atkinson stated that there are steps Congress should take to help roll back Chinese innovation mercantilism and ensure the United States remains the world leader in technology and innovation.

Testimony Before House Oversight IT Subcommittee on Ensuring America Remains the World Leader in Technology and Innovation

The United States is essentially defenseless against the kind of mercantilist aggression it now faces from China. Congress should respond by funding university programs and career training programs that focus on economic warfighting, which is distinct from learning about foreign affairs, economics, or military affairs.

NSF’s Technology Innovation Partnership Should Offer Grants for Universities to Establish Industrial Policy Programs

ITIF’s Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership is dedicated to helping the United States prevail in its epochal techno-economic competition with China by identifying and opposing non-tariff attacks that undermine the competitive position of major U.S. technology companies.

About ITIF’s Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership

About ITIF's Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership

Not only does the U.S. lag behind other countries in government- and business-funded university research, but we are falling even farther behind.

To Do: Ban Chinese Research Funding at US Universities

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