Dr. Michael Spencer

Abstract

The US and China are engaged in a geopolitical and technological rivalry. This rivalry is analogous of prior historical rivalries that have occurred between a dominant hegemonic nation and a rising challenger each with differing strategic objectives, policies, and political ambitions. China’s rapid ascendance as a global technological leader, growing influence as a major international investor, and well-established dominance in global manufacturing represents an international competitive threat to US technological and economic hegemony and to its national security interests. This mounting threat has caused the US to engage in counterbalancing measures against China and to dramatically increase its own science & technology (S&T) investments and programs. China views the US’s counterbalancing initiatives and escalations of its technological and military development as a threat to the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) sovereignty, regional and national security, and its geopolitical ambitions. Complicating matters is the escalating development of dual use and leapfrog technologies and each nation’s leaders growing suspicions regarding their counterparts’ true intentions. These factors are all contributing to a downward spiraling action – reaction cycle and a high-tech driven security dilemma. 

See Below for Full Report