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Oct 19, 2020
Command of the Air - the view of the PLAAF
Although the 2004 white paper is the first of the PRC’s defense white papers to note what it calls “command of the air,” identified in the Chinese version as zhikongquan (制空权), the concept for the PLAAF dates back to the
Oct 16, 2020
The People in the PLA 2.0
Introducing the 2018 edition of the continuing series on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, the National Bureau of Asian Research, and US Indo-Pacific Command is my
Oct 16, 2020
PACAF's State of the Game
In this new era of strategic competition, State of the Game aims to increase PACAF’s collective understanding of the PRC and the Indo-Pacific region. The May issue delves into disinformation about COVID-19 and the May Fourth
Oct 5, 2020
China’s Navy Begins Fielding Newly Manufactured J-15 Carrier-Capable Fighters
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has likely received a new batch of J-15 carrier-based fighters. Recent video footage released on “Military Express” (军事快播) shows a J-15 with a tail number of “31” and another with either
Oct 2, 2020
China's Space Narrative
Both China and the United States have created separate parts of their military dedicated to space. Commercial, scientific, and military endeavors in space are all intimately linked, and one must understand how they are viewed
Sep 2, 2020
A Case Study Of The PRC's Hypersonic Systems Development
Great Power Competition necessitates understanding with whom one is competing. It also requires understanding the breadth and depth that competition and how your competitor is progressing. Hypersonic systems are an emerging