Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many highly skilled Chinese researchers in US institutions face professional dilemmas. The article suggests Beijing must adjust its strategy to improve the attraction and retention of this valuable AI talent.

Beijing should shift its strategy and improve ways to attract and retain top Chinese AI professionals as America’s accelerating integration of artificial intelligence into military and national security systems puts such talent in a bind. As geopolitical tensions rise, many highly skilled Chinese researchers working at US tech and research institutions are confronting a painful dilemma, according to Dai Mingjie, a researcher at the Institute of Public Policy at the Guangzhou-based South China...