Emily Weinstein is a Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), focused on Chinese innovation and domestic S&T policies and development. Before joining CSET, Weinstein was an Analyst at Pointe Bello, a strategic intelligence firm, where she conducted research on Chinese domestic and foreign policy. Her writing has appeared in Foreign Policy, Lawfare, the University of Nottingham’s Asia Dialogue, Global Taiwan Brief, Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief, and the Project 2049 Institute’s Asia Eye Blog. She holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Michigan.

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How Should the U.S. Respond to China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy?

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During Donald Trump’s presidency, the term “military-civil fusion” (MCF) came to feature prominently in U.S. officials’ characterizations of their concerns about China. While efforts to integrate China’s civilian and defense economies have been a...