US REPORT ON CHINA: EXCERPTS MILITARY CIVIL FUSION

MILITARY-CIVIL FUSION (MCF) DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY   Key Takeaways     The PRC pursues its MCF (军民融合) Development Strategy to “fuse” its security and development strategies into its Integrated National Strategic System and Capabilities in support of China’s national rejuvenation goals.   The PRC’s MCF strategy includes objectives to develop and acquire advanced dual-use technology for …

US REPORT ON CHINA: EXCERPTS WESTERN THEATRE COMMAND & INDIA

WESTERN THEATER COMMAND   Key Takeaways   The Western Theater Command is oriented toward India and counterterrorism missions along China’s Central Asia borders.   The Western Theater Command focuses on Xinjiang and Tibet Autonomous Regions, where the CCP perceives a high threat of separatism and terrorism, particularly among Uyghur populations in Xinjiang.   Since early …

US REPORT ON CHINA: EXCERPTS OTHER DOMAINS

ADVANCING TOWARDS AN INFORMATIZED MILITARY   The PLA considers information operations (IO) as a means of achieving information dominance early in a conflict and continues to expand the scope and frequency of IO in military.   The PLA is pursuing next-generation combat capabilities based on its vision of future conflict, which it calls “intelligentized warfare,” …