China 101 Toolkit

Air University (AU)

Welcome to the Department of the Air Force's China Aerospace Studies Institute

CSAF: Why China is important

CSAF: Why China is important

The CASI PRIMER

PLA Aerospace Power

Your one-stop source for everything you need to know about China's aerospace power.

"China Aerospace 101"

Our CASI PLA Fundamentals course continues to be very popular. Click here for a sample schedule.
If you are interested in attending the next course at National Defense University, it will be:
Tues 10 Dec-12 Dec 2024. 
Please use this link to register for the class:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4XY7C7E1O9Y9Cbsnt0qGUktN_an8SvCu0yZ4jldWs_jTxsg/viewform

If you can't make that one, but want to be on the list for future courses, please use this form:
https://forms.office.com/r/A5UaLWXuuz
And if you are interested in hosting a Mobile Training Team, please let us know at:
PLA-Fundamentals@casi-research.org

Deck #1- Equipment

Deck #2- Organizations

Deck #3- Personnel

Deck #4- Services

Min	Max	Charge/ deck
100	249	$15.00
250	499	$10.00
500	999	$7.50
1000	4999	$5.50
5000	9999	$4.00
10000		$3.30

Please coordinate this request through your unit resource adviser to fund via a MIPR

Link to Google request form

Both forms are the same, just for accessibility purposes

Link to MS request form

In Their Own Words is our collection of Chinese publications translated into English

The External Resources tab has links to Think Tanks, other websites, additional information, and recommendations

Ready made briefs on China
Command Team
Why Taiwan is important
Advanced Research

Start by watching: Foundations of Competition With China

Review the SECAF Operational Imperatives

Understand CSAF Action Order- Competition

Why does the PRC want to invade and occupy Taiwan?

Prof. Rigger on Youtube: Is China part of Taiwan?

Why is Taiwan separate from the PRC?

Why does the U.S. care about Taiwan?

USCC Testimony: What is the effect of the U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan? How does this policy promote or detract from cross-Strait stability?

Oxford University Press’s Oxford Bibliography on “The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

U.S. Army University Press video "Near Peer: China"

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Full list of Competition with China videos

Full list of CASI webinars

Above links are to external U.S. government sites

Introduction to CASI

Introduction to CASI

We are here to help people understand China as a strategic competitor. Please let us know if you have any questions or ideas on how we can help.

As always, please Contact Us if you have suggestions, additions, or comments to this, or any of our work,