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pla update: Issue 5, June 6, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 5, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

] Rose Tenyotkin, April Herlevi, Alison Kaufman, and Anthony Miller, Economic Statecraft: How China Legally Accesses Foreign Technologies to Build Military Capabilities , CNA, June 2020 ... ://english.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-05/17/content_10155815. ‌htm. [27] Alison Kaufman, Christopher Cairns, and April Herlevi, "PRC Laws, Policies, and Regulations: Implications for Commercial, Economic

Jeffrey Becker Honored for Analysis of China at CNA Awards

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pacing challenge. Becker additionally served as a lead analyst in CNA's economic statecraft work to shed light on the ways Beijing uses economic power to achieve its national security objectives

Maritime Statecraft Workshop Vital to Finding Solutions to America's Commercial Shipping Industry Challenges

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The Maritime Statecraft Workshop, organized by the Secretary of the Navy and MARAD in May 2024, saw experts address challenges to rebuilding U.S. maritime power.

The Maritime Statecraft Workshop, organized by the Secretary of the Navy and MARAD in May 2024, saw experts address challenges to rebuilding U.S. maritime power. /images/news/PressRelease.png Workshop Seeks Solutions to Maritime Industry Challenges Maritime Statecraft Workshop Vital to Finding Solutions to America's Commercial Shipping Industry Challenges Last week, the Secretary of the Navy and the U.S. Maritime Administration, or MARAD, organized a Maritime Statecraft Workshop, bringing together experts from the Navy, Coast Guard, Congress, federal agencies, industry, labor, and maritime

China Studies Program

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Washington’s largest non-governmental research group on China security affairs and the People's Liberation Army. China experts with language skills.

. Their analyses span PRC military affairs, foreign policy, economic statecraft, technological developments, and strategic communications, among others. Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise Research Program Director

Civil Defense in the 21st Century

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The US is vulnerable to multiple forms of adversary pressure, including military force, coercive economic statecraft, critical system compromise, and disruptions of the flow of goods and services that communities rely on every day. A renewed civil defense framework must anticipate this full range of threats.

Civil Defense in the 21st Century Civil Defense in the 21st Century The US is vulnerable to multiple forms of adversary pressure, including military force, coercive economic statecraft, critical system compromise, and disruptions of the flow of goods and services that communities rely on every day. A renewed civil defense framework must anticipate this full range of threats. Civil defense is defined as “the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster." During the height of the Cold War era

China as a Niche Arms Exporter

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China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets.

China as a Niche Arms Exporter China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets. /images/InDepth/Post96.jpg China as a Niche Arms Exporter 96 April Herlevi April A. Herlevi is a senior research scientist in the Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program at CNA. She is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. Her recent research topics include the intersection between economics and national security and the increasing role of Chinese commercial, economic

Pacific Connectivity and Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption

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April Herlevi explains how telecommunications infrastructure in Tonga was damaged by the volcanic eruption and the challenges it created for aid efforts.

Pacific Connectivity and Tongas Volcanic Eruption April Herlevi explains how telecommunications infrastructure in Tonga was damaged by the volcanic eruption and the challenges it created for aid efforts. /images/InDepth/Post109.jpg Pacific Connectivity and Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption 109 April Herlevi April Herlevi is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program. She is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. On January 15, a “catastrophic eruption” of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred near

Arctic Foreign Direct Investment

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CNA studies show that China’s investments and other activities in the Arctic pose an economic challenge to the United States and other Arctic interests.

— Interactive Map Value of Chinese Investments and Economic Activity in Arctic Regions and Select Arctic Countries left small standard Arctic Foreign Direct Investment — Interactive Map a/2415 orange white Policymakers in the US and other Arctic nations are increasingly aware that China uses economic statecraft as a key instrument of Beijing’s foreign policy. In the Arctic, China does not yet ... Arctic FDI CNA studies show that China’s investments and other activities in the Arctic pose an economic challenge to the United States and other Arctic interests. /images/Centers/CNA/CIP

The US Advances its Pacific Partnership Strategy in Micronesia

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April Herlevi examines recent agreements between the US and Pacific Island nations and how they fit into the country’s Pacific Partnership Strategy.

Research Scientist with CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program. She is an expert on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) foreign and security policy, economic statecraft for technology acquisition, and the increasing role of PRC commercial, economic and military actors globally. Photo courtesy of Bill Jaynes – The Kaselehlie Press In May, the US and Micronesia made several important ... economic assistance under the Trust Fund Agreement. Despite the progress on those two COFA agreements, the Compact agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands is still being finalized

Samoa Disputed Election Amid Great Power Rivalry

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A disputed election has recently plunged Samoa into a state of constitutional crisis. The outcome of this dispute may reshape the small Pacific island country’s relations with China, the United States and U.S. allies in the region.

. Benjamin DeThomas is a Research Scientist in CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program , where he works on issues related to China’s overseas influence and economic statecraft. A disputed election has ... at boosting economic growth. The Chinese ambassador argued that areas ripe for cooperation included tourism as well as information and communications technology—both areas that could expand China’s ... exclusive economic zone and enforce Samoan sovereignty. USCG Commandant Adm. Schultz called the operation an optimal means for the USCG to “exert influence” in the Pacific at the partner nation level