Category: military-civil fusion (MCF)

US Restrictions Will Slow China’s Military Development

Commentary Washington is intensifying restrictions on U.S. investments in China and Chinese investments in the United States. One of the primary reasons for these restrictions is China’s aggressive policy called military-civil fusion (MCF). Beijing depends on MCF to expedite China’s development of advanced technology and weapons through the cooperation of private companies and government entities….


Modernizing China’s Military: Exploiting Civilian High Tech

News Analysis China has made the “aligning of civil and defense technology development” a national priority. The Chinese military is pursuing “intelligentized” (or “intelligent”) warfare. For the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), this entails creating “intelligent weapons.” This includes such weapons as autonomous drones, capable of operating without human controls. It also entails automated systems for…