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china ai and autonomy report: Issue 5, December 16, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 5, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

. This action also comes amid   reports   that the PRC government will further limit foreign investment by restricting the use of   variable interest entities   that have been used by companies such as Alibaba and Tencent to circumvent restrictions on foreign investment. PRC AI companies received more than 35.6 billion yuan (~US$ 5.6 billion) between August and October. According to the AI ... .   The establishment of these zones is part of a broader 2019 MOST goal to establish around 20 AI innovation and development pilot zones by 2023 (for full text of policy in Chinese see   here

pla update: Issue 12, July 17, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 12, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

CCP and government agencies, public and private businesses, religious institutions, and all types of foreign organizations. The code of conduct pertains to PLA officials' in-person interactions ... war as a form of struggle in which the masses are organized and armed to support strategic objectives that include resisting foreign invasion and protecting national unity. The NDU authors claimed ... . COMMENTARY ON FOREIGN MILITARY ACTIVITIES PRC Defense Newspaper Reviews Publicly Released US NMS PRC analysis of the United States' recently publicly released military strategy criticized US

russian media analysis: Issue 7, January 7, 2022

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

of interest for Russian foreign policy commentators. Vladimir Vinokurov asks “what the US defeat in Afghanistan” means nearly half a year on. In a wide-ranging argument, he concludes that the withdrawal ... the United States as an “operetta democracy,” due to a “series of failures in domestic and foreign policy.” The authors frame the event as a means for the United States to “consolidate the shaky position ... in the ensuing effort to resolve the crisis. Meanwhile, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concerns about military developments in Ukraine. Several articles also address Defense Minister Shoigu's

Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management

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History shows great powers can cooperate to reduce nuclear risk when relative gains are discounted, a long-term view is adopted, and cheating is hard to hide.

, The most pressing strategic challenge facing our vision is from powers that layer authoritarian governance with revisionist foreign policy. It is their behavior that poses a challenge to international ... and proliferation are so great and because all three great powers share an interest in avoiding these harms, US policy is to “continue to pursue engagement with other nuclear-armed states where possible ... US-Soviet agreement on NATO nuclear sharing and the Non-Proliferation Treaty. When Lyndon Johnson assumed the presidency on November 22, 1963, reducing the risk of nuclear war was his highest foreign

Jeff-Becker-Testimony

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Jeffrey D. Becker's Research Program Director, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, CNA, Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Hearing titled “China’s Military Diplomacy and Overseas Security Activities,”Panel II: Military Diplomacy for Improving Capabilities and Access

Initiative” designed to “reject the Cold War mentality, oppose unilateralism, and say no to bloc confrontation,” may presage a more assertive PRC foreign and security policy moving forward. Viewed ... the PLA’s overseas presence follow on the heels of two decades of Chinese foreign investment and economic activities which have coalesced in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a program aimed ... and state-owned overseas commercial facilities. To be sure, all blue water navies rely on foreign commercial ports to conduct basic refuel and resupply operations. However, Chinese state firms

Mobilizing Compatriots Russias Strategy

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As part of its wider efforts to assess the implications of Russia’s foreign and national security policy, CNA initiated this study to examine Russia’s objectives, policy, and strategic and operational calculus with respect to ethnic Russian, Russian-speaking, and other potentially sympathetic populations residing in other former Soviet states. This is a quick-response, three-month effort designed to stimulate public discourse around Russia’s efforts to use these communities, which Moscow defines as compatriots, to further its policy goals. The study highlights several important implications that U.S. policy-makers may consider in formulating policy toward Russia and the countries in which these compatriot populations reside. After releasing this report, the study team plans to organize an event to discuss these topics at CNA headquarters in fall 2015.

Mobilizing Compatriots Russias Strategy Mobilizing Compatriots: Russia's Strategy, Tactics, and Influence in the Former Soviet Union As part of its wider efforts to assess the implications of Russia’s foreign and national security policy, CNA initiated this study to examine Russia’s objectives, policy, and strategic and operational calculus with respect to ethnic Russian, Russian-speaking ... these communities, which Moscow defines as compatriots, to further its policy goals. The study highlights several important implications that U.S. policy-makers may consider in formulating policy toward

Improving Lethal Action: Learning and Adapting in U.S. Counterterrorism Operations

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This paper presents a process for the US government to improve the effectiveness of lethal force counterterrorism operations and reduce civilian casualties.

foreign populations; and  creating political difficulties with our allies and partners. Given the real potential of negative outcomes from the use of lethal force to undermine U.S. counterterrorism ... objectives are being met during operations. Using available data for U.S. operations in Pakistan and Yemen, it appears that the two aims of recent Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG)—mission success ... approaches could be modified to better meet U.S. objectives in CT operations. Expected benefits from such analysis for lethal operations include: refinements to policy and guidance (including a modified

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 39, May 30, 2022

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that before the US imposed export sanctions, foreign manufacturers generally did not conduct commercial activities in Russia directly, but instead worked through Russian distribution companies. However, now ... Park of the Mobile Internet of Things. The Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone, subordinated to the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of Moscow, includes five sites with a total area ... the Curious Gorge and Bronze President groups have been attacking the networks of Russian government agencies, military contractors, and logistics and manufacturing companies. Even the Russian Foreign

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 8, February 10, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 8, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

foreign policy issues. The PRC Olympic team is applying AI technology to improve athletic performance.   According to an   article   in   Guangming Daily , an authoritative daily newspaper targeting ... aircraft with “good enough” capabilities and the US policy of limiting UAV sales to close allies and partners. Industry PRC government promotes “little giants” to advance high-tech industry ... in the manufacturing and financial sectors. Policy and Governance PRC government releases a set of “opinions” on e-commerce platforms and other guidance on building the “platform economy

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 2, November 9, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 2, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

in the field of cyber security. POLICY AND GOVERNANCE During a Politburo study session on China’s digital economy, Xi Jinping emphasized accelerating the construction of an “intelligent ... protection over the past several years. In the past, IP cases involving PRC and foreign companies have mostly concerned alleged infringements by PRC parties, according to a report by the  Financial Times . Over the last few years, however, as PRC international patent applications have ballooned, technology-oriented PRC companies are suing foreign companies and increasingly seeking IP protection