American tech companies continue to build artificial intelligence (AI) research labs in mainland China, despite the ability of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to co-opt any research they do for its own purposes, military and otherwise, experts warn. The experts believe the only way to ensure a halt in the growth of the CCP’s AI capabilities is to implement a ban on technology transfers from the U.S. to China. According to a 2020 study, by a  think tank at Georgetown University, more than 10 percent of all AI research labs owned and operated by Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft are now located in China. And that number is growing. American companies also continue to face unbridled intrusion into their intellectual property by the CCP. Both the vulnerability of companies’ research in mainland China, and the interference of CCP officials, could present a grave threat to international security, according to experts. Resisting …