Comparative Analysis of U.S. and PRC Efforts to Advance Critical Military Technology

Volume 1, Analytic Approach for Conducting Comparative Technology Assessments

Sarah Harting, Daniel Gonzales, Michael J. Mazarr, Jon Schmid

ResearchPublished Jan 2, 2024

This report outlines an approach for comparatively assessing the capacity, progress, and impact of critical military technologies under development in the United States and the People's Republic of China. This approach is designed to be applicable across a diverse range of technologies and used to conduct comparative analyses of U.S. and PRC efforts to develop and deploy critical technologies for military use.

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Harting, Sarah, Daniel Gonzales, Michael J. Mazarr, and Jon Schmid, Comparative Analysis of U.S. and PRC Efforts to Advance Critical Military Technology: Volume 1, Analytic Approach for Conducting Comparative Technology Assessments. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2197-1.html.
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