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  • 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 distinct pleasure. This volume, The People in the PLA 2.0, is a sequel

  • CASI GS-12 positions 13 Aug update

    We just got word they are going to 're-announce' the GS-12 jobs. I suspect this is to remove the requirement for simultaneous translation (which we don't do) from the job. Please keep an eye out for the new announcement, YOU MUST RE-APPLY to be considered. Here is a copy of the email that OPM sent

  • CASI meets with PLA NDU

    CASI Staff participated in the annual exchange between the U.S. National Defense University and the PLA National Defense University.  Lt.General ZHOU Aimin, Vice President of the PLA National Defense University, led the PLANDU strategy and command seminar delegation during its visit to the United

  • A look at China's most exciting hypersonic aerospace programs

    Hypersonic technology has the potential to revolutionize both military and civilian aerospace, so it's no surprise that China is showing off its program.At the 21st International Space Plane and Hypersonic Systems and Technology in Xiamen—a global forum of scientists and engineers researching

  • CASI 2018 Conference

    CASI's mission is to advance understanding of China's aerospace forces in support of the Secretary, Chief of Staff, and other senior leaders of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). CASI provides a single point of contact for critical Mandarin language-capable, expert research and analysis supporting decision

  • CASI Director testimony to the USCC

    Click here to see the testimony of CASI's Director, Dr. Brendan S. Mulvaney, at the February 2018 hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

  • PLA Naval Aviation Training and Operations

    This report examines the roles, missions and developments in training within the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Naval Aviation branch.  Naval Aviation provides the PLAN with its own air capability independent of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF). Historically,

  • PLAAF Operations Over Water

    Full Report Available- Click Here        As China’s national interests grow globally and the Chinese government seeks to enforce its territorial claims in Asia, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is increasingly called upon to secure and protect these interests. Overwhelmingly, these interests

  • China’s Approach to ADIZ in Theory and Practice

    Click Here for the Full ReportIn November 2013, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea (ECS). Even after the immediate backlash from the United States and Japan, the zone’s legitimacy, legality, implementation, and purpose have

  • CASI Participates in the CAPS-RAND-NDU Conference on PLA

    Dr. Mulvaney and Mr. Allen were both invited to be speakers at the annual CAPS-RAND-NDU confernce, which was held in Taipei this year.  This year's conference focused on the continuing PLA Reforms.Conference participants, including Mr. Allen and Dr. Mulvaney, with Defense Minister Feng.  

  • PLAAF Reogranization renaming continues

    One of our translators just found an article from the 24 July 2017 Kongjun Bao about an Eastern Theater Command Air Force air brigade that has a Staff Department instead of a Headquarters Department.So it looks like the change has gone down to at least the division and brigade levels now, which

  • CASI Conference 2018

    CASI intends to hold its 2018 conference in Mid-May, likely Friday the 18th, 2018, in the D.C. area, likely at National Defense University.We are still working on the details, speakers, and logistics, so please check back often for details.  We will publish them here as they become available.Likely

  • China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) Mission

            "Everything that Flies"   MissionThe mission of CASI is to advance understanding of the strategy, doctrine, operating concepts, capabilities, personnel, training, organization, of China’s aerospace forces and the civilian and commercial infrastructure that supports them. By studying “

  • Key Functions of the China Aerospace Studies Institute

    CASI aims to fill a niche in the China research community by providing high quality, unclassified research on Chinese aerospace developments in the context of U.S. strategic imperatives in the Asia-Pacific region.In pursuit of this goal, CASI supports four key functions:Publish Original Research

  • CASI participates in the US-Taiwan Business Council Defense Conference

    CASI participated in the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council Defense Conference in Princeton, NJ.  This was Mr. Allen's 14th time participating in the conference (out of 16 total).  This year, Dr. Mulvaney presented on a panel discussing conventional threats.  He discussed the current threats facing