Roslyn Layton, PhD Research on Chinese Government Technologies
Roslyn Layton, PhD researches the risk presented by Chinese Government Technologies. These are products and services manufactured, marketed, and distributed by entities owned and affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). These risks include but are not limited to technical intrusion facilitated by Chinese made technology, economic and financial tactics deployed for unfair advantage, Chinese law and policy, Chinese statecraft, and business practices. Importantly the research focuses on the specific government actors, institutions, and practices of the PRC, not the Chinese people.
Roslyn is a Senior Fellow of the National Security Institute at George Mason University and advises the Foundation for American Innovation, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, and the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum. She holds citizenship in USA and Denmark.
Reports
Roslyn Layton and Jeff Ferry. “CA$H over Country: How Three American Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Companies Support China’s Flourishing Legacy Semiconductor Industry at the Cost of American National and Economic Security”, China Tech Threat. August 2023. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cash-Over-Country-8-22-23.pdf
Roslyn Layton and Jeff Ferry. “Silicon Sellout: How Apple’s Partnership With Chinese Military Chip Maker YMTC Threatens American National Security”. China Tech Threat. June 2022. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Silicon-Sellout.-How-Apples-Partnership-With-Chinese-Military-Chip-Maker-YMTC-Threatens-National-Security.pdf
Roslyn Layton and Jeff Ferry. “Maintaining U.S. Leadership In Semiconductors And Countering China’s Threats”. China Tech Threat. March 2021, https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CTT_CPA_Semiconductor_White_Paper_3.20.21_FINAL.pdf
Roslyn Layton. “High-Tech Heist:Chinese Government It Vendors And The Threat To Us Banks”. China Tech Threat. March 2021. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/White-Paper-High-Tech-Heist.pdf
Roslyn Layton. “The Art of Balancing Economic and National Security: Policy Review of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Export Control”, China Tech Threat. October 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Art-of-Balancing-Economic-and-National-Security.-Semiconductor-Manufacturing-Equipment-Export-Control-FINAL-Oct-2.-2020.pdf
Roslyn Layton and Robert Pittenger. “CFIUS’ Growing Power to Protect American Security from China Tech Threats: Examining TikTok and Lenovo”. China Tech Threat. June 26. 2020, https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CFIUS-Paper-062420.pdf
Events
“5G/6G Technology and the Future of Global Security”. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy. December 11, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqI1hdFpggE&t=324s
“CA$H Over Country”. Capitol Hill Event. October 17, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QzFdLz-UP8
Roslyn Layton and Jeff Ferry. “Silicon Sellout: How Apple’s Partnership With Chinese Military Chip Maker YMTC Threatens American National Security”. China Tech Threat. June 2022. https://chinatechthreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Silicon-Sellout.-How-Apples-Partnership-With-Chinese-Military-Chip-Maker-YMTC-Threatens-National-Security.pdf
“NVIDIA & the National Security Catastrophe Featuring Dylan Patel, Roslyn Layton & Daniel Markus”. China Tech threat. March 22, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6IyYKd5dD0
“How Should BIS Evolve to Ensure the U.S. Leads in Critical Technologies?”. China Tech Threat. July 13, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaow45vuklc&t=333s
“Let the Chips Fall at BIS?”. China Tech Threat. June 8, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x7CVW_oB_Y
“Coalition for a Prosperous America Annual Conference – Tech & Solar – March 25”. Coalition for a Prosperous America. March 25, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXUoFldyiMA
“Controlling Advanced Technology Exports: A Conversation with Roslyn Layton and James Lewis”. CSIS China Power Podcast. January 19, 2021. https://www.csis.org/podcasts/chinapower/controlling-advanced-technology-exports-conversation-roslyn-layton-and-james
Roslyn Layton. “The Art of Balancing Economic and National Security: Policy Review of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Export Control”. China Tech Threat. October 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Art-of-Balancing-Economic-and-National-Security.-Semiconductor-Manufacturing-Equipment-Export-Control-FINAL-Oct-2.-2020.pdf
Roslyn Layton and Robert Pittenger. “CFIUS’ Growing Power to Protect American Security from China Tech Threats: Examining TikTok and Lenovo”. China Tech Threat. June 26. 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CFIUS-Paper-062420.pdf
Roslyn Layton and Marco Rubio. “Stealing From States: China’s Power Play In IT Contracts”. February 24, 2020. https://chinatechthreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rubio-Layton-Teleconference-Press-Release.pdf. Full audio recording: https://soundcloud.com/user-878097507
Roslyn Layton and Mike Gallagher. “Teleconference – The Pentagon´s Risky Business”. August 21, 2019. https://chinatechthreat.com/dod-inspector-general-report/
Testimony
Foundation for American Innovation and Roslyn Layton for China Tech Threat. Comment. Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet, WC Docket No. 23-320. Filed January 17, 2024. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1011737143163
Foundation for American Innovation and Roslyn Layton for China Tech Threat. Comment. Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet. WC Docket No. 23-320. Filed December 14, 2023. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/12142198324510
Roslyn Layton for China Tech Threat. Reply to Comments. Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program. ET Docket No. 21-232 and EA Docket No. 21-233. Filed October 18, 2021. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/101800038222
Peter Wood for BluePath Labs and Roslyn Layton for China Tech Threat. Comment. Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program. ET Docket No. 21-232 and EA Docket No. 21-233. Filed September 20, 2021. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1092053086248
Articles
Roslyn Layton. “The FCC Covered List And The Regulatory Challenge To Deliver Security”. November 11, 2022. https://roslynlayton.com/the-fcc-covered-list-and-the-regulatory-challenge-to-deliver-security/
Roslyn Layton. “Cold Front: The Arctic Emerges As A New Flashpoint Of Geopolitical Challenge”. August 31, 2022. https://roslynlayton.com/cold-front-the-arctic-emerges-as-a-new-flashpoint-of-geopolitical-challenge/
Roslyn Layton. “SMIC Is One Of Many Semiconductor Fabs With Ties To China’s Military”. October 2, 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/smic-is-one-of-many-semiconductor-fabs-with-ties-to-chinas-military/
Roslyn Layton. “New York Spent $28 Million On Restricted Chinese Tech. It’s Time To End These Risky Contracts”. October 2, 2020, https://roslynlayton.com/new-york-spent-28-million-on-restricted-chinese-tech-its-time-to-end-these-risky-contracts/
Roslyn Layton. “Frozen Out Of Network Infrastructure Markets, Huawei Hijacks US Patent Regime”. July 14, 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/frozen-out-of-network-infrastructure-markets-huawei-hijacks-us-patent-regime/
Roslyn Layton. “Why Is U.S. Policy Tough On Huawei And TikTok But Not Lenovo?”. June 26, 2020. https://roslynlayton.com/why-is-u-s-policy-tough-on-huawei-and-tiktok-but-not-lenovo/
Press
Andrew Orlowski. “China and our universities threaten to undermine Britain’s creativity”. Telegraph. March 18, 2024. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/03/18/china-universities-threaten-to-undermine-uk-creativity/
Todd Shields. “U.S. Ban on China Telecom Signals Broad Concern Over Beijing”. Bloomberg. October 21, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/china-telecom-s-permission-to-operate-in-u-s-revoked-by-fcc
Ryan Lovelace. “‘Huawei on Wings’: FCC member wants to block taxpayer dollars from buying Chinese drones”. Washington Times. October 20, 2021. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/20/huawei-wings-fcc-member-wants-block-taxpayer-dolla/
Jamie McIntyre. “ISIS replacing Taliban as biggest threat to peace in Afghanistan while rebounding in Iraq and Syria”. Washington Examiner. August 21, 2019. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=2592684