The AI race with China is all about who has the best and most chips. There are four main ways China gets access to chips: 1.) Buying them directly from US companies like Nvidia. 2.) Illegally smuggling them from other countries into China. 3.) Accessing them remotely through the cloud from data centers located in places like Southeast Asia. 4.) Building their own domestic chips in China. The Chinese military has used advanced chips to further its capabilities while undermining our national security, and the Chinese government has used these chips to strengthen its totalitarian surveillance project. Congress has a generational opportunity in this year’s NDAA to pass bipartisan bills that would address all four of the pathways through which China acquires chips. While we need a full assessment of the damage done to our national security by recent revelations, we can begin today by setting a better course. No excuses. No apologies. Let’s get this done.