China- The Challenge

Dr. Brendan Mulvaney, the Director of China Aerospace Studies Institute talks about the challenge the United States faces in regard to China at Air University, July 15, 2022. Mulvaney described that the only real threat to U.S. leadership and global interests around the world is the People's

China’s Space Situational Awareness Capabilities For Beyond GEO

This paper reviews the publicly available information on China’s existing and planned ground and space-based systems for its beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) missions.  This paper assumes that the PRC, like the U.S., has not needed a well optimized system for discovering, tracking, and

Chinese military thinking on orbits beyond GEO

Written by CASI's Kristin Burke, originally published in The Space Review, available at: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4387/1It is impossible to unlink the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) military perspective on orbits beyond the geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) from the US and former

ITOW: NATO is a 'Systemic Challenge' to Global Security and Stability

State & Private Capital Allocations in China as Strategic Intelligence

Xi Jinping: Lines of Authority

     Xi Jinping is the undisputed top leader of China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Chinese media. He regularly appears on the front pages of Chinese newspapers, has phone applications dedicated to “Xi Jinping Thought,” has dedicated sections for his speeches present on many Chinese

ITOW: Some Facts About Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Some Facts About Pelosi's Visit to TaiwanIntroductionSpeaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region recently in disregard of the Chinese side's stern warnings. The visit seriously infringes on China's sovereignty

PLA Aerospace Primer 3rd Edition

An Assessment of People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Survivability Training

In the PLARF’s most recent training exercises, the focus has been on surviving after an attack and still being able to launch successfully. Importance has been placed on enhancing a soldier’s ability to take on multiple roles, so that if one dies others can take over their duties. In each of the

In Their Own Words: Lectures on the Science of Space Operations

    The “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences access and understand Chinese thinking. In the “In Their Own Words” series, CASI aims to provide Chinese texts that illustrate thoughtful, clearly articulated,

ITOW: The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era

The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New EraThe People's Republic of ChinaThe Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and The State Council Information OfficeAugust 2022  ContentsPreambleI. Taiwan Is Part of China - This Is an Indisputable FactII. Resolute Efforts of the CPC to

ITOW: PLA extends ‘Taiwan encirclement’ exercises

PLA extends ‘Taiwan encirclement’ exercises with anti-submarine warfare, showcases unrivaled area denial capability; ‘drills will not stop until reunification’By Liu Xuanzun   Published: Aug 08, 2022 12:36 PM Updated: Aug 08, 2022 08:39 PM   Warplanes of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese

China's Space Program Through The Lens of Irregular Warfare Theory

This article  examines the question of whether the PRC is using its space program as a method of irregular warfare with the goal of neutralizing the United States as a threat to its goal of achieving global hegemony. For purposes of this paper, a campaign of irregular warfare is defined as a

ITOW: PRC actions in response to Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

Foreign Ministry announces countermeasures against Pelosi2022-08-05 17:40 In response to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's insistence on visiting Taiwan in disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on August 5 the

CASI Webinar on Taiwan

On June 21st, 2022, CASI hosted a webinar on Taiwan and its neighborhood.  We were delighted to be joined by Drew Thompson, Ian Easton, and Lukas Filler. The Speaker's Bios can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/CASI-ACC-BiosOn YouTube: https://youtu.be/o3paPM3RSJQOn

New Wine in an Old Bottle: The PLA Invokes Mao in Support of All-Domain Operations

From March to April 2022 the official newspaper of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) published a series of articles arguing that all-domain operations are the application of certain Maoist military principles in the current era. The arguments were convoluted and unconvincing, but it is

ITOW: Unswervingly Become the Mainstay of Building a Powerful Aerospace Power

The “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences access and understand Chinese thinking. CASI would like to thank all of those involved in this effort.In the “In Their Own Words” series, CASI and its collaborators aim

PLA Rocket Force as a Service: New Team Player or Increasingly Irrelevant?

CASI's Director of Research, Rod Lee, contributed an article titled, "PLA Rocket Force as a Service: New Team Player or Increasingly Irrelevant?", in the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute's 2020 PLA conference volume in Roger Cliff and Roy Kamphausen (eds.), Enabling a More Externally

Understanding China’s Space Leading Small Groups— The Best Way to Determine the PLA’s Influence

This research reviews two of China’s space Leading Small Groups (LSGs):  the China Manned Space Engineering (CMSE) LSG and the China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) LSG.  The intention of this report is to show that understanding the history and current composition of the LSGs is the best way to

CASI Webinar on the PLA Air Force

In March of 2022, CASI hosted a webinar focused on the PLA Air Force.  We were honored to host Cristina Garafola, Derek Solen, and Eli Tirk for this session.You can watch the video on DVIDS at: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/851247/casi-webinar-plaafOr on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/ZukCJvY8l4s