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Cuts force influential US Air Force think tank on Chinese military to wind down

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General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021.
General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021. © Operation 2021/Alamy
General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021.
General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021. © Operation 2021/Alamy

Drastic staff cuts at the strategic CASI institute resulting in its near-certain closure have sent alarm bells ringing among experts in Washington and in Congress who rely on its specialist research into the Chinese military.

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