January2025WelcometotheArenaWho’sAhead,Who’sBehind,andWhereWeAreHeadedNextintheU.S.-ChinaTechnologyCompetition2025GapsAnalysisReportContentsSPECIALCOMPETITIVESTUDIESPROJECTIntroductionTheintensifyingtechnologicalcompetitionbetweentheUnitedStatesandthePeople’sRepublicofChina(PRC)representsoneofthemostconsequentialdynamicsshapingthe21stcentury.Thisrivalryencompassescriticalsectorsthatdefineeconomicpower,nationalsecurity,andglobalinfluence.Bothnationsareadvancingrapidlyacrossemergingtechnologies,withstrategiesthatreflectstarklycontrastingpriorities,governancestructures,andresourceallocations.Thisreport,WelcometotheArena:Who’sAhead,Who’sBehind,andWhat’s...