The Rise of the Chinese Techno-Security State

Abstract: In the intensifying competition between the United States and China for global supremacy, the ability to harness the complex interlinkages between economic development, national security, and technological innovation is at the center of this great power struggle. How is Xi Jinping turning China into a techno-security state that prioritizes building the country's technological, security, and defense capabilities to meet its expansive national security needs? Can China surpass the United States to become the preeminent global technological and security power, and how? These are some of the main questions that Tai Ming Cheung will address.

Bio: Tai Ming Cheung is director of the University of California-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and a professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. His areas of research focus include China's efforts to become a world-class science and technology power, and the relationship between geo-economics, innovation, and national security. His latest book is Innovate to Dominate: The Rise of the Chinese Techno-Security State (Cornell University Press, August 2022). Dr. Cheung has a PhD in War Studies from King's College, London.