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The PRC State & Defense Laboratory System

Over the past 30 years, China has developed a vast and complex laboratory system. From an analytical standpoint, at present, laboratories generally fall into one of several categories according to their administrative rankings. They include, in descending order: state-level laboratories[国家级],

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China’s Model of Science

On 20 January 2021 newly inaugurated President Biden sent a letter to his science advisor, geneticist Eric Lander, posing five essential questions about how to ensure America’s leadership in science and technology for the next 75 years. The letter deliberately invoked a similar letter sent by

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In Their Own Words: 2020 Science of Military Strategy

The “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences access and understand Chinese thinking. In the “In Their Own Words” series, CASI aims to provide Chinese texts that illustrate thoughtful, clearly articulated,

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Females in the PLA Air Force

This report discusses the past and present role of females in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force (PLAAF) to include officers, enlisted personnel, civilian cadre, and civilian personnel. Historically, females in the PLAAF served in two primary roles:

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In Their Own Words- Services and Arms Application in Joint Operations

Service and Arms Application in Joint Operations is one of the special series of reference texts written under the PLA Joint Operations Command Talent Cultivation Project of the former Shenyang Military Area Command. It discusses the roles and methods of all Services in integrated joint operations

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In Their Own Words: Lectures on Joint Campaign Information Operations

Written by the PRC’s National Defense University (NDU) faculty, with assistance from the General Staff Operations Department and the Academy of Military Sciences, this text contains instructional material for NDU Commander’s Course, Staff Officer, and PLA-wide Information Operations Advanced Studies

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The U.S., China, and Artificial Intelligence Competition Factors

As technology continues to progress rapidly, so does its impact on modern warfare. As the world moves deeper into the era of great power competition, this becomes an even more important area to watch. The United States and China are both pursuing high technology very rapidly and with

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70 Years of the People's Liberation Army Air Force

For those of you who have the privilege of knowing the great Ken Allen, this book will come as no surprise. For those of you who don’t know Ken personally, trust me when I say he has dedicated his life to the study of the People’s Liberation Army’s Air Force (PLAAF). In many cases, such a statement

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In their Own Words: Military-Civil Fusion Lexicon

This paper is intended as a reference guide for the group of terms frequently used in Chinese official discourse to describe the practice of civil military integration and civil military relations in China. Although military-civil fusion (MCF) was elevated to a national strategy under Xi Jinping,

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China’s Ground Segment: Building the Pillars of a Great Space Power

Space has long been important to national security. Dating back decades, the “Space Race” was not just about the ideological competition between the communist Soviets and the free West, it had real world national security implications. That is even more true today. As technology has advanced and

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Commanders of the PLA Air Force

In the era of great power competition, it is important to understand all of the actors. Not just organizations and structure, but people as well. On 27 August 2017, Lieutenant General Ding Laihang became the 12th Commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force (PLAAF) since 1949. He

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PLA's Science of Military Strategy (2013)

The “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences access and understand Chinese thinking. CASI would like to thank all of those involved in this effort, especially the teams from our "big brother"/ 大哥 at the China

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In their Own Words: PLA's Science of Campaigns

The “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences access and understand Chinese thinking. CASI would like to thank all of those involved in this effort, especially the teams from our "big brother"/ 大哥 at the China

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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 to better understand how a nation might proceed in one or all of

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China's Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

Military-Civil Fusion (MCF), this term seems like a counterpart to the American term civil-military integration (CMI), but in reality it is far deeper and more complex. Whereas, according to the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, America’s CMI is “cooperation between government

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"Private" Chinese Aerospace Defense Companies

As the United States continues it shift away from the Post 9-11 era toward the era of Great Power Strategic Competition, it is important to understand with whom we are competing and the manner in which they are competing with us. Too often, we view things only though our own

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The People’s Liberation Army’s Academic Institutions

The basis for any military is education and training. Without this foundation, we would just be armed groups of men, marauding our local areas. Education and training allow tactics, techniques, and procedures to be transmitted as lessons learned from one generation to the next. These

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China's Aeroengine Industry

As we move further into the era of 21st century great power competition, it is important to understand with whom we are competing. This report is our second in a series of studies by the China Aerospace Studies Institute that seeks to lay the foundation for better understanding the Aerospace

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China's "Little Eagles": People's Liberation Army Developing its Next-Generation Pilots

This report examines the two most notable programs through which the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the People's Liberation Army Navy use Military Civil Fusion to develop their next generation pilots.

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China's Aviation Industry: Lumbering Forward

As we move further into the era of 21st century great power competition, it is important to understand with whom we are competing. This study is the first in a series of studies by the China Aerospace Studies Institute that seeks to lay the foundation for better understanding the Aerospace

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Understanding Shuangxue: The PLAAF's Learning Organization Initiative

This study focuses on how the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is attempting to better educate their people, promote learning, and thereby improve their combat effectiveness, the ultimate goal of any military. While many western nations’ militaries have a long

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PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China's Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues to develop rapidly across all aspects, hardware, technology, personnel, and organizational structure, etc. The PLA’s aerospace forces are, in many ways, leading that change. These include the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), PLA

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Understanding the "People" of the People's Liberation Army: A Study of Marriage, Family, Housing, and Benefits

This study focuses on the People of the People’s Liberation Army. Without people, there is no army, and without highly trained people, there is no modern army. This is true not just for China, but for nations all over the world, the United States included. U.S. military

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Selling a Maritime Air Force: The PLAAF's Campaign for a Bigger Maritime Role

Inter-service rivalry is an ever-present condition for militaries around the world. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is no exception to this rule. Since the end of 2015, the PLA has been undergoing massive reforms, both in strategic direction and in operational structure. The Chinese

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Brigadization of the PLA Air Force

In 2016, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) began to implement its 11th large-scale reorganization, including a 300,000-man force reduction. One key component of the reorganization was the PLA Air Force's (PLAAF) shift away from its traditional Division-Regiment system to a

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Supporting the Infinite Battlefield- SSF study

CASI's Study of the SSF organization. Please contact CASI if you are interested in this publications

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The PLA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems: New Capabilities for a “New Era” of Chinese Military Power

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is the world's largest producer of UAVs at this time and captures a vast portion of the commercial market, as well as the military one. While it is important to keep the commercial aspects in mind, this particular paper will focus on military UAVs,

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PLA as Organization 2.0

From June 13-14, 2012, DGI organized a conference with some of the best minds on People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police organization issues providing their knowledge as paper writers, discussants, and conference attendees. This volume presents the outcome of that conference and includes

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PLA Air Force's Four "Key Training Brands"

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's (PLAAF) desire to advance its strategic transformation through qualitative changes is evidenced by its development of what it calls the "four key training brands". These include: the Golden Helmet military competition; the Golden

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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,

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CASI PUBLICATIONS

The PRC State & Defense Laboratory System

China’s Model of Science

In Their Own Words: 2020 Science of Military Strategy

Females in the PLA Air Force

In Their Own Words- Services and Arms Application in Joint Operations

In Their Own Words: Lectures on Joint Campaign Information Operations

The U.S., China, and Artificial Intelligence Competition Factors

70 Years of the People's Liberation Army Air Force

In their Own Words: Military-Civil Fusion Lexicon

China’s Ground Segment: Building the Pillars of a Great Space Power

Commanders of the PLA Air Force

PLA's Science of Military Strategy (2013)

In their Own Words: PLA's Science of Campaigns

China's Space Narrative

China's Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

"Private" Chinese Aerospace Defense Companies

The People’s Liberation Army’s Academic Institutions

China's Aeroengine Industry

China's "Little Eagles": People's Liberation Army Developing its Next-Generation Pilots

China's Aviation Industry: Lumbering Forward

Understanding Shuangxue: The PLAAF's Learning Organization Initiative

PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China's Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces

Understanding the "People" of the People's Liberation Army: A Study of Marriage, Family, Housing, and Benefits

Selling a Maritime Air Force: The PLAAF's Campaign for a Bigger Maritime Role

Brigadization of the PLA Air Force

Supporting the Infinite Battlefield- SSF study

The PLA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems: New Capabilities for a “New Era” of Chinese Military Power

PLA as Organization 2.0

PLA Air Force's Four "Key Training Brands"

PLA Naval Aviation Training and Operations