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intersections: Issue 6, October 2023

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Intersections, Issue 6, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

in China’s high-tech sector. The guidelines encourage foreign investors to establish research and development centers in China and identify biomedicine as an area in which foreign-invested projects ... the following actions: Conduct inaugural exchanges between the US Disruptive Technology Strike Force (DTSF)—an interagency US government task force led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce ... Technology Strike Force The US Disruptive Technology Strike Force (DTSF) is a US government task force jointly established in February 2023 by the Department of Justice’s National Security Division

pla update: Issue 16, December 1, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 16, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

) among PLA units' enlisted personnel stated that the practice was grounded in the Interim Regulations for NCOs (军士暂行条例) and Interim Regulations for NCO Occupational Development Management (军士职业发展管理暂行规定)-policies that went into effect on March 31, 2022. Related reporting explained that rank-skipping offers enlisted personnel a more flexible approach to career development compared with the traditional ... , and Air Force (PLAAF) conducted weeklong events in which they hosted foreign cadets and midshipmen to participate in academic, professional, and cultural exchanges. These events were as follows

pla update: Issue 18, February 20, 2024

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PLA Update, Issue 18, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Liberation Army (PLA). This issue begins with a look at several efforts in the PLA Navy (PLAN) and Air Force (PLAAF) to strengthen capabilities for strategic airlift and aerial refueling. Next, we ... cargo airdrops. The PLAN's development of heavy airdrop capability could help support and sustain future PLA joint operations in various regional contingencies. However, it should be emphasized ... from an air division subordinate to the PLA's Central Theater Command Air Force. The training was described as particularly difficult because of the temperature when it was carried out: nearly -10

pla update: Issue 9, April 19, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 9, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

to accelerate development of “new-domain, new-quality operational capabilities.” PLA JOINT LOGISTIC SUPPORT FORCE JLSF Holds Annual Jingwu Joint Logistic Competition JLSF personnel take ... at two developments in PLA efforts to recruit civilian personnel and officers from civilian universities. The next two summaries cover PLA Army and Joint Logistic Support Force (JLSF) assessments ... for the “consolidation and enhancement of integrated national strategic systems and capabilities” (巩固提高一体化国家战略体系和能力). According to Xi, better coordination between economic development and defense requirements

intersections: Issue 14, May 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) technology acquisition and defense industrial base development efforts, US and partner nation responses, and critical and emerging technology risks and challenges ... partly reliant on components from China. To accelerate the development of Taiwan's drone industry, Taiwan's government has established a suite of institutions and organizations that are drawing ... to support Taiwan's drone industry. On March 15, during a meeting with drone industry professionals, Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun outlined five strategies intended to support the development

Artificial Intelligence in Russia Issue 9

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This report, the ninth in a series of biweekly updates, is part of an effort by CNA to provide timely, accurate, and relevant information and analysis of the field of civilian and military artificial intelligence (AI) in Russia and, in particular, how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. It relies on Russian-language open source material.

user datasets. According to a KPMG Russia representative, government subsidies could slow down development efforts because they stimulate “not AI technologies, but technologies of receiving ... legal regime operations At an online conference on the new digital legal sandboxes organized by the Kommersant newspaper on August 11, the deputy minister of economic development, Vladislav Fedulov, gave details of how the government will apply the experimental legal regime when it comes into force. The steps of the process as he formulated them are as follows: A legal entity or independent

Christopher Fredlake

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and CNA’s Expeditionary Warfare Research Program. He oversees research on Marine Corps and naval expeditionary issues related to force design, force development, and force employment. His research program includes studies conducted out of CNA’s Arlington office as well as 11 field representatives embedded with Marine Corps commands in Headquarters Marine Corps and the Fleet Marine Force. Prior ... on Marine Corps Force Design 2030, including major experiments such as Project Convergence 21 and Project Convergence 22. which focused on integrating Marine Corps forces and capabilities with naval, joint

Future Fleet Research Program

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Analyses to support the fielding of naval robotic and autonomous systems

affordability and decisive effects in all phases of conflict. CNA analysts are essential partners in supporting the Navy’s iterative development of a future force architecture and the concepts underlying ... CNA’s Future Fleet Research Program coordinates all analyses that support the fielding of naval robotic and autonomous systems (RAS). We organize our work for the Navy, Marine Corps, and joint force around two primary categories: Hedge force: Recent conflicts demonstrate the growing reliance on small, increasingly autonomous systems to hedge against risks and enable fleet targeting

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 22, September 8, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 22, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

Support Force researcher highlights the importance of AI and big data for conducting cognitive warfare in coercive campaigns. In non-military news, the PRC government has issued draft guidelines ... drone defense system,” which suggests the development of a UAV to shoot down other UAVs. The PRC Taiwan Affairs Office responded to the drone shoot down by accusing Taiwan of trying to “create ... of coercion campaign. The PLA Daily , the official paper of the PLA, carried an article written by a researcher at the Strategic Support Force’s Space Engineering University titled “Fight the ‘Five

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 19, July 28, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 19, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

that will involve less physical violence and lead to operational innovations, the optimization of defenses, and the development, over time, of the means to exploit adversary vulnerabilities. PLA Daily ... technologies, the IFPC held its inaugural meeting on July 2 in Beijing. Experts and scholars from PLA research institutions, including the Academy of Military Sciences, the Air Force Research ... and industry, to form a platform for cooperation and development that has "international vision and influence," and to promote interdisciplinary integration, academic collaboration