Check out our brand new report on China’s dual-use shipbuilding empire.

Very excited to discuss my working paper on countering China’s “military-civil fusion” strategy and broader U.S.-China national security issues on this panel today.

Just wrapped up a great panel featuring @akendalltaylor.bsky.social (@cnas.bsky.social) and Zhao Hai (CASS) debating whether China is working with Russia, Iran, and North Korea as part of an “axis” to oppose the US-led west.

Watch the recording here: csis.org/events/chinas-…

Tune in on Tuesday 2/11 for our annual debate conference! This year's is special, featuring 4 panels, each with 1 US & 1 PRC scholar debating key issues. bit.ly/cpp_debate2025

I'm excited to moderate one of the panels, featuring @akendalltaylor.bsky.social (@cnas.bsky.social) & Zhao Hai (CASS).

U.S. Takes Action Against PRC-Linked Cyber Actors for Treasury Hack and Salt Typhoon www.state.gov/office-of-th...

This time, we also leveraged SAR imagery to better see certain details—like the coastline of the area—through the icy, bad-weather conditions.

We first analyzed imagery of Qinling Station in our early 2023 report “Frozen Frontiers.” features.csis.org/hiddenreach/...

Compare progress from January 2023 (left) to December 2024 (right).

NEW: The @csis.org Hidden Reach team released satellite imagery showing that China is making progress on construction of its 5th Antarctic research facility, Qinling Station: www.csis.org/analysis/chi...

Finally, we look at how China is trying to climb manufacturing value chains and cement its status as a “manufacturing power" (制造强国). This includes a look at examples of where China is making major headway and where it is facing headwinds.

Next, we unpack how China got here, including how the destination of China’s manufacturing output has evolved over time.

We start by showing the current scale of China's dominance in global manufacturing, and the corresponding impacts on the US and others.

The DOD had just released its 2024 edition of the annual “China Military Power Report.” media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/...