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What the PLA Air Force Says About Itself

By Featured, Reports
This report from Kenneth W. Allen and Brian Lafferty highlights what the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force is saying to the international community about itself. It is based on a review of all the 2018-2023 articles about the PLAAF that were published on the China Military Online website,...
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CIRA Report: Internet Freedom in Hong Kong

By China, Featured, Reports
As the CCP cracks down on speech in Hong Kong and conducts high-profile arrests of local democracy activists, CIRA has released a new report entitled TRAMPLED ORCHID that seeks to understand the implications of Hong Kong's draconian yet vague new National Security Law for local...
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CIRA Report: China’s Smart Cities Development

By China, Reports

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…

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CIRA Report: China’s Internet of Things

By China, Reports

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…

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CIRA Report: Cloud Computing in China

By China, Reports

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…

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CIRA Report: China’s Defense Industry on the Path of Reform

By China, Reports

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…

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