China’s AI Edge and Implications for U.S. Businesses
In-person, Members-only
Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
The battle for global primacy has shifted from traditional trade wars to a race for AI supremacy. The Chinese Communist Party’s policy of civil-military fusion is quickly turning global technological innovation into economic and military gain. Through tactics like forced source-code sharing and rebranding of state-linked firms, Beijing has built a quiet but pervasive presence within the U.S. private sector. Understanding these hidden ties is no longer just a matter of compliance; it is a necessity for protecting American national security and corporate integrity. So, what are the critical risks facing American businesses that are integrated with Chinese AI labs? How is this technological confrontation altering the future of U.S.-China economic relations? Finally, what strategic steps must U.S. firms take to navigate an era where global commerce is weaponized?
Join us on Thursday, March 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET for a conversation with Isaac Stone Fish, CEO and founder of Strategy Risks, where he will discuss these questions and beyond.
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SPEAKER:
Isaac Stone Fish
Isaac Stone Fish, is the CEO and founder of Strategy Risks, a business intelligence firm which quantifies corporate exposure to China and helps companies and entities manage and reduce their China risk. He is the author of America Second (Knopf, 2022), a book about Beijing’s influence in the United States. He is also a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, an adjunct at New York University, and the author of a column on China risk for Barron’s.
Formerly a Beijing correspondent for Newsweek, Stone Fish spent seven years living in China: He has traveled widely in the region and in the country, visiting every Chinese province, autonomous region, and municipality. He was previously Asia Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, an on-air contributor to CBS, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post, and an international affairs analyst on PRI’s The World.
Stone Fish is a graduate of Columbia University, where he studied Chinese literature. He is also a Truman National Security Project fellow, an alumnus of the World Economic Forum Global Shaper’s program, and a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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