15 Oct 2021

In Their Own Words- Xi's speech for the 110th anniversary

Xi Jinping: Speech at the General Assembly Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1911Click here for the translation of the speech In Their Own WordsThe “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 Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI),

12 Oct 2021

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 Courses. Forward looking, and deliberately very comprehensive on concepts of information operations at the campaign level in the joint form, the 2009 edition contains extensive review/revisions from

18 May 2021

China's System: Face to Face - In their Own Words

This book closely focuses on studying, propagating, and implementing the spirit of the 4th Plenary Session of the Party’s 19th Central Committee and provides an in-depth explanation in simplified terms of major issues regarding upholding and improving the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advancing the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance, from an authoritative, correct viewpoint, in a refreshing, simple style of writing with a vivid, lively format. This

19 Mar 2021

In Their Own Words- Stanford-New America DigiChina Project

Not a CASI product, but of great use to the China research community, the Stanford-New America DigiChina Project is a collaborative effort to understand China’s digital policy developments, primarily through translating and analyzing Chinese-language sources. Focuses include data governance, artificial intelligence, internet law, and technology in geopolitics. We have included links to many of their translations, but encourage you to visit their main website

19 Mar 2021

In Their Own Words- New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan

From the team at New America:On July 20, China's State Council issued a seminal document, entitled A Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan. This important aspirational document sets out a top-level design blueprint charting the country's approach to developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and applications, setting broad goals up to 2030. The document has been translated into English by a group of experienced Chinese linguists with deep backgrounds on the subject

16 Mar 2021

2019 China’s National Defense in the New Era

In July 2019, the The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China published its defense white paper titled "China's National Defense in the New Era".  The major contents include  views on the International Security Situation, China’s Defensive National Defense Policy in the New Era, Fulfilling the Missions and Tasks of China’s Armed Forces in the New Era, Reform in China’s National Defense and Armed Forces, Reasonable and Appropriate Defense Expenditure, and Actively

15 Mar 2021

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, each generation of leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has promoted a version of this idea, giving rise to the following group of related or overlapping terms.Click here for the full PDF 

11 Mar 2021

Select Translations of the Draft China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035

This is a collection of three-part series originally published at the Pekingnology newsletter by Zichen Wang, an employee of Xinhua News Agency, China’s state news agency. It is a DRAFT, meaning the underlying Chinese version is the version submitted to the National People’s Congress (NPC), NOT the APPROVED/FINAL version. The chances are by the time you find this document, the APPROVED/FINAL version in Chinese-language is already available. But significant differences are usually not expected

9 Mar 2021

In Their Own Words- Report on the Work of the Government 2021

Delivered at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on March 5, 2021Li Keqiang Li KeqiangPremier of the State Council Premier of the State CouncilClick here for the full report (in English)

19 Feb 2021

In Their Own Words- Report on the Cybersecurity Legislation of Major European Countries

This is a report from Fudan University, Shanghai, China.  The report is from Oct 2020.  Please click here for the full report in EnglishAs important cyberspace actors, China and Europe are key to building a global governance system in cyberspace. China is the fastest-growing newcomer in cyberspace, while Europe has the highest Internet penetration rate and is actively promoting the construction of a digital single market. Studying European cyber legislation is not only greatly significant in