A report released by CIRA has detailed how China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) maintains a variety of ties to China’s defense sector, including an ongoing relationship with CETC, a state-owned developer of military electronics. When producing the report, CIRA analysts made use of SOSi…
On April 29th, 2020, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released a commissioned CIRA report on China’s smart cities development. China has become a leader in developing and exporting its smart cities technologies like networked cameras, sensors, and location services—and the rest…
On October 25, 2018, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released CIRA’s commissioned report entitled “China’s Internet of Things.” The Internet of Things (IoT) — the interconnection of physical and virtual things via information and communication technologies — is being applied to…
The PROJECT CAMERASHY report, a joint project of CIRA and the cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect, definitively attributes cyber espionage activity associated with the Naikon Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group to a specific unit (Unit 78020) within the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). For nearly five years,…
On March 22, 2014, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) published a commissioned CIRA report on China’s cloud computing industry. In recent years, the Chinese government has prioritized the development of cloud computing technology with the twin goals of expanding Chinese military…
On October 1, 2009, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released CIRA’s commissioned report entitled “China’s Defense Industry on the Path of Reform.” China’s defense industry underwent a dramatic transformation over the first decade of the 21st century. Fundamental reforms in central…
