Strategic NewsASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker expands to include patent data
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ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker expands to include patent data

ASPI The Strategist Institutional·2026-10-13TechnologyP3: Industrial BaseP5: Strategic Decoupling
Why it matters

ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker reveals China leads in 69 of 74 tracked critical technologies as of June 2026, signalling a structural shift in global technological power that directly undermines Australia's industrial and decoupling posture. This metric indicates accelerating Chinese dominance across defence, AI, biotech, quantum and advanced materials—domains central to Australian sovereign capability and strategic autonomy.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 2 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P3: Industrial Base3/100P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100
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