Gene-edited super-soldiers with AI power could be unleashed by China, warns US report

China’s military modernization enters uncharted territory when coupled with AI systems that manage logistics, targeting, and autonomous combat.

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To counter this, the Commission outlines a two-track strategy: accelerate US innovation while slowing China’s rise.

This includes protecting biotechnology intellectual property from state-sponsored theft, rejecting Chinese capital where necessary, and recognizing that Chinese firms are not ordinary market players.

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It also called for a minimum $15 billion federal investment over the next five years to catalyze private capital and scale domestic biotech innovation.

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