Collaborations between U.S. universities and Chinese military-linked researchers have included STEM work with potential military applications such as anti-jamming communications and hypersonic vehicles, according to a Strider Technologies report.
October 13, 2025
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Examples of technical areas in U.S.–China academic collaborations that may have military applications.
A Strider Technologies report identified nearly 2,500 publications produced in collaboration between U.S. entities and Chinese military-affiliated research institutes in 2024 on STEM subjects including physics, engineering, material science, computer science, biology, medicine and geology.
January 01, 2024
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Quantifies the scale of U.S.–China collaborative STEM publications involving Chinese military-affiliated institutes in 2024.
A Strider Technologies analysis reported that the number of collaborative publications between U.S. entities and Chinese military-affiliated research institutes peaked at more than 3,500 in 2019.
January 01, 2019
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Historical peak of joint U.S.–China STEM publications involving Chinese military-affiliated institutes.