Oct. 29, 2021 2021 CASI CHINA Town Hall with former DASD Chad Sbragia The China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) joined NCUSCR's Nationwide Live Event on China on Tues 19 October with its local portion via webinar with former DASD Sbragia. LtCol (Ret) Chad Sbragia served as the inaugural Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China until 2021. In this
Oct. 27, 2021 ITOW: Ethical Norms for New Generation Artificial Intelligence The team at teh Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown is doing great work. They have translated this document, which is relevant to CASI and our friends. Please see their translation below.The following document, issued by a state AI governance committee, lays out ethical norms
Oct. 22, 2021 CASI webinar on PRC Counter-Space CASI hosted a webinar that looked at China's Counter-Space capabilities, plans, thinking, etc. with Brian Weeden, Christopher Stone, and Todd Harrison. You can watch the video at: https://tinyurl.com/CASI-Webinar-PRC-Counter-Space
Oct. 15, 2021 In Their Own Words: Xi's speech for the 110th anniversary Xi Jinping: Speech at the General Assembly Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1911Click here for the translation of the speech In Their Own WordsThe “In Their Own Words” series is dedicated to translations of Chinese documents in order to help non-Mandarin speaking audiences
Oct. 12, 2021 In Their Own Words: Lectures on Joint Campaign Information Operations Written by the PRC’s National Defense University (NDU) faculty, with assistance from the General Staff Operations Department and the Academy of Military Sciences, this text contains instructional material for NDU Commander’s Course, Staff Officer, and PLA-wide Information Operations Advanced Studies
Oct. 8, 2021 CASI CHINA TownHall with DASD Chad Sbragia CASI is pleased to announce Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Chad Sbragia will be our speaker on Tuesday, 19 October at 6:00PM EST for our virtual Town Hall discussion in partnership with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations CHINA Town Hall with Fareed Zakaria. LtCol (Ret) Chad
Oct. 8, 2021 CASI Webinar on PRC Space Issues The China Aerospace Studies Institute hosted a webinar focused on Space issues and the People's Republic of China featuring Kevin Pollpeter and Kristin Burke.Click here to watch the video: tinyurl.com/CASI-Webinar-PRC-Space210811
Oct. 4, 2021 The U.S., China, and Artificial Intelligence Competition Factors As technology continues to progress rapidly, so does its impact on modern warfare. As the world moves deeper into the era of great power competition, this becomes an even more important area to watch. The United States and China are both pursuing high technology very rapidly and with
Oct. 1, 2021 CASI Webinar on Quantum Technologies and the PRC CASI hosted an expert panel looking at Quantum Technologies in China with Elsa Kania and Prof Mike Biercuk. You can watch the 90 minute webinar at: https://tinyurl.com/CASI-Webinar-Quantum
Sept. 27, 2021 China’s Role in Making Outer Space More Congested, Contested, and Competitive This paper addresses how China’s rapidly expanding space program challenges U.S. access to space. In 2011, the U.S. National Security Space Strategy described outer space as “congested, contested, and competitive.” As more countries operate in space, the United States has raised concerns over the
Sept. 24, 2021 China and Artificial Intelligence CASI hosted an expert panel looking at Artificial Intelligence (AI) in China. You can watch the 90 minute webinar at: Tinyurl.com/CASI-Webinar-AI
Sept. 20, 2021 Assessment of the PLA’s 3-Star Promotions in September 2021 On 6 September 2021, Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Central Military Commission (CMC), presided over the promotion of two Army lieutenant generals, one Navy vice admiral, and two Air Force lieutenant generals to full general/admiral (3-stars), the highest rank in the People’s
Aug. 12, 2021 PLA Likely Begins Construction of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo Site near Hanggin Banner By mid-May 2021, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) likely began construction of a potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo site in Hanggin Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia (approximately at 40.113, 108.104). Images taken by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 mission
Aug. 4, 2021 Assessing People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Missile Brigade Commander Competition – Jianfeng 2021 At the end of March, dozens of People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) Missile Brigade Commandersi competed in a new six-day competition assessment called Jianfeng (剑锋) 2021 at the Rocket Force Command Collegeii in Wuhan. Although the Jianfeng 2021 (JF 2021) competition on the surface is
Aug. 2, 2021 Russian Participation in PRC Strategic Exercise Emblematic of Improving Military Cooperation In August 2021, Russian military forces will participate in a People’s Republic of China (PRC) strategic military training exercise for the first time, marking a distinct military cooperation milestone for the two countries. During a meeting between PRC Minister of National Defense GEN Wei Fenghe
July 26, 2021 China's Satellite Super Factories and U.S. National Security By early next year, three privately owned Chinese satellite super factories, backed by billions in Yuan (CNY), will be able to produce upwards of 1,000 satellites per year. This is part of a growing trend in China. The roots of this movement date back to the release of Document 60 in 2014
June 30, 2021 Foundations of Competition with China CASI is proud to announce a new video series focused on Competition With China. This new video series helps Airmen better understand the strategic competition with China broadly, and takes a deep look at many of the military and security aspects of that competition. CASI uses source documents to
May 18, 2021 ITOW: China's System: Face to Face This book closely focuses on studying, propagating, and implementing the spirit of the 4th Plenary Session of the Party’s 19th Central Committee and provides an in-depth explanation in simplified terms of major issues regarding upholding and improving the system of socialism with Chinese
April 26, 2021 PLA Aerospace Primer 2nd edition in Turkish CASI is excited to announce the first translated version of one of its publications into Turkish. Retired Turkish Air Force Colonel Dr. Yucel Topcu worked diligently to translate our second edition of the PLA Aerospace Primer. We are grateful for his hard work and efforts, and pleased that he
April 19, 2021 Beijing’s ‘New Normal’ in the Skies around Japan At the beginning of March, it was reported that Japan’s Defense Ministry has been limiting the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) scrambling of aircraft. The JASDF has been scrambling its aircraft many times more than the U.S. Air Force and the air forces of NATO do, raising the possibility