While the U.S. government is right to prevent U.S. companies from selling advanced AI technology to the Chinese military, cutting U.S. companies off from the entire Chinese market is a cure worse than the disease. It will ultimately harm both U.S. national security and economic interests.

Overly Stringent Export Controls Chip Away at American AI Leadership

Recent developments, including DeepSeek’s notable successes, have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the U.S. export control policy and show how U.S. firms may ultimately pay the price unless the Trump administration takes a new approach.

Reevaluating US AI Strategy Against China

U.S. semiconductor export controls swing unpredictably between administrations, undermining innovation and security. The solution is a clear, bipartisan strategy that narrowly restricts the most sensitive technologies while allowing U.S. chipmakers to compete globally.

Export Controls Should Advance US Semiconductor Leadership

In response to the Biden administration’s Bureau of Industry and Security releasing an Interim Final Rule establishing an “Export Control Framework for AI Diffusion,” ITIF released the following statement from Vice President Daniel Castro.

AI Diffusion Rule Threatens US Leadership, Warns ITIF

America should reconsider its antagonistic approach toward Big Tech, instead forging strategic partnerships with these firms—similar to China's recent pivot—to maintain global technological leadership and competitive edge in critical fields like AI and semiconductors.

What America Can Learn From China About Big Tech

U.S. export controls on semiconductor sales to China reduce U.S. chipmakers’ revenues, lower their R&D investment capabilities, and reduce industry employment. As such, U.S. policymakers should keep semiconductor export controls to a minimum.

Decoupling Risks: How Semiconductor Export Controls Could Harm US Chipmakers and Innovation

As Rob Atkinson writes for Business Insider, it is time for the United States follow China's lead and develop robust national strategies to support the development of foundational technologies. Doing so will drive U.S. productivity growth while helping the United States outcompete China.

The U.S. Needs to Copy China’s Tech Strategy to Remain the Top Economy in the World

The U.S. Needs to Copy China's Tech Strategy to Remain the Top Economy in the World

The Trump administration should maintain export controls where they clearly advance national security. But it should also ensure that U.S. companies can compete globally, reinvest in innovation, and remain central to the technologies that will shape the future.

Letting US Companies Sell Second-Tier Chips to China Is the Right Move

It’s finally clear to most in Washington that the United States faces a major competitor in China in defense, advanced technology industries, and other realms. There’s also a growing bipartisan consensus that the United States needs to limit China’s advancement. But that’s where the consensus breaks down. 

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