CIRA head Dr. James Mulvenon testified before Congress on multiple non-traditional facets of Chinese espionage. Topics discussed by the Congressional panel included concerns over China’s 2025 industrial and technology strategy, criminal cases against Chinese employees accused of espionage, and the effectiveness of inter-departmental information sharing….
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…
CIRA head Dr. James Mulvenon spoke at the 2018 Cybersecurity Summit on offense and defense in cyberspace and the threats U.S. critical infrastructure face from Russia and China. To view the full presentation, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-GB-kCDU8
CIRA China analyst Joe McReynolds and former CIRA analyst John Costello have produced a landmark monograph on the structure and inner workings of the PLA’s Strategic Support Force for National Defense University: In late 2015, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) initiated a series of ongoing…
CIRA China analyst Emily Walz reviews Imperial Twilight by Stephen R. Platt in the Los Angeles Review of Books: The outlines of the Opium War are familiar to many: from centuries ago, the Chinese had tea. The British, with their superior navy, wanted to trade…
China’s international rivers are becoming a focal point for contests over control of natural resources. China, in its powerful position as headwater nation, continues to actively promote hydropower development domestically and internationally. When downstream nations rely on un-dammed rivers for fisheries and irrigation, this puts…
China’s Evolving Military Strategy, an important new book co-authored by a number of CIRA China analysts, is now available in a Japanese language translated edition. The book charts major new developments in China’s approach to military affairs; it was edited and co-authored by CIRA China…
The international profile of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has grown significantly over the last half decade, with a notable increase in the frequency and complexity of its activities with partners abroad. As the Chinese military participates in multilateral meetings and engages foreign militaries around…
CIRA China analyst Lauren Barney has authored a chapter in the edited volume The South China Sea: Maintaining Peace, Preventing War: Conflict Management Program Field Trip to China concerning Chinese maritime militias and fisheries in the South China Sea: Fish is the main current and…
CIRA China analysts released a new book, entitled China’s Evolving Military Strategy, that charts major new developments in China’s approach to military affairs. CIRA China analyst Joe McReynolds edited and co-authored this authoritative reference work, which includes chapters by both CIRA analysts and outside experts….