PLA Developing Joint Capabilities
Key Takeaways
• The PLA is aggressively developing capabilities to provide options for the PRC to dissuade, deter, or, if ordered, defeat third-party intervention in the...
PLA Reserves, Paramilitary Forces and Capabilities, Recent Developments in 2021-22
Key Takeaway
• Interoperability and integration between the PLA, its reserve components, and the PRC's paramilitary forces continues to grow in scale and sophistication, including...
PLARF and SSF Forces and Capabilities, Developments in 2021-22
PLA Rocket Force - Key Takeaways
• The PLARF is advancing its long-term modernization plans to enhance its strategic deterrence capabilities.
• In 2021, the PLARF launched approximately...
PLAAF and PLAN Aviation Forces and Capabilities
Key Takeaways
• The PLAAF and PLAN Aviation together constitute the largest aviation force in the Indo-Pacific region.
• The PLAAF is rapidly catching up to Western air...
PLAN Strength, Capabilities and Power Projection
Key Takeaways
• The PLAN is numerically the largest navy in the world with an overall battle force of approximately 340 ships and submarines, including approximately...
Chinese Spy Balloons Over the U.S.
Near Space Could be the New Battlefield
A Chinese spy balloon, a surveillance device, after flying for several days over US territory, was finally shot...
China’s Operational Structure and Activities on its Periphery 2021-22
The PRC continues to refine military reforms associated with the establishment of the Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and Central Theater Commands, which are organized...
PLA, Capabilities and Power Projection 2021-22
The PLA seeks to modernize its capabilities and improve its proficiencies across all warfare domains so that, as a joint force, it can conduct...
Developments in China. 2021-22
Understanding China's Strategy
China's National Strategy
China’s national strategy aims to achieve "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" by 2049. The strategy is a determined...
Pakistan on the Brink of Default
Economic and Political Stability Chaotic
Pakistan is experiencing its most severe crisis in modern times. The nuclear-armed state is struggling with governmental ineptitude, an unstable...