Throughout my career in national security, I have seen threats evolve alongside technology. Our adversaries are constantly looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit.

Artificial intelligence is the latest and perhaps most consequential example. It is already changing how governments collect intelligence, defend critical infrastructure, secure supply chains and conduct military action. At the same time, it is giving adversaries new ways to target American institutions, businesses and citizens.

China understands the stakes. Beijing is reportedly preparing a nearly $300 billion financing package to support data centers, power generation and other AI infrastructure. By the end of 2025, China had more than 13.7 million data center racks and 42 major advanced-computing clusters.

China’s leaders recognize that the country that leads in AI will have an advantage in military readiness, intelligence collection, cyber defense, and a host of other areas critical to national........

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