Xi's civil-military fusion campaign

President Xi Jinping's civil-military fusion strategy is being deployed in the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), with a growing number of private companies being encouraged to develop technology for the defence sector. Aerospace, military equipment and cyber companies are boarding major projects led by state-owned companies such as Norinco and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).

CHINA Government Intelligence 14/05/2021

Shandong University's cyber specialists help with internal security in Qingdao 

Three Shangdong University officials were recently named cyber advisers to the Ministry of Public Security, or Gonganbu, office in Qingdao's Jimo distric, illustrating the growing rapprochement between Chinese institutions and security agencies. [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 27/04/2021

Harvest Capital finances military-civil fusion 

Zhao Feng's Harvest Capital has invested in China's military industry from day one, aligning itself with President Xi Jinping's push to develop dual-use technologies. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 10/02/2021

Gonganbu calls for deeper police-civil fusion 

The Ministry of Public Security, or Gonganbu, pushed for deeper police-civil fusion as it announced on 3 February that it [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 10/02/2021

Weblink takes up encryption to keep in step with Xi's military-civil fusion strategy 

The cryptography company Weblink has ties to the Strategic Support Force, which is responsible for cyber and space operations. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 27/01/2021

Xinhua boosts military news coverage 

Du Wenlong joined the defence desk of the state-run news [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 23/09/2020

Tengxiang Aviation bets on dual-use drones 

Tengxiang Aviation, headed by Sun Xun, a former People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) pilot, has developed a logistics drone that can easily be weaponised. [...]

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CHINA International Dealmaking 23/09/2020

Gonganbu cyber partner Eversec Technology helps train South-East Asian security agencies 

Eversec Technology, which specialises in data mining and vulnerability detection, is training a growing number of police forces in Beijing-friendly countries. [...]

UNITED STATES CHINA Government Intelligence 09/09/2020

Pentagon flags up Beijing's growing security partnerships abroad 

In its latest report on China's military might, the Department of Defense (DoD) raised concerns about Beijing's moves to forge more ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific and along its western border. [...]

CHINA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES ISRAEL Corporate Intelligence 02/09/2020

China Dorian Barak joins dots between UAE, Israel, Beijing and Erik Prince 

The Gulf Israel Business Council (GIBC) has been founded by discreet US-Israeli businessman Dorian Barak, a close friend of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, on the sidelines of the recognition of Israel by the United Arab Emirates. [...]

UNITED STATES CHINA Corporate Intelligence 10/06/2020

Cyber firm Qihoo 360 blacklisted by Washington 

Qihoo 360, a leading Chinese cybersecurity firm placed on the [...]

FRANCE CHINA Corporate Intelligence 29/04/2020

Covid-19 boosts business for Kuang-Chi, Facego, Megvii 

A French external trade department report published in early April describes the "dazzling development" of the Chinese security and monitoring [...]

CHINA Corporate Intelligence 15/04/2020

Deepfar pilots underwater drone technology for PLA 

Deepfar Ocean Technology, headed by Wei Jiancang, signed a partnership last year with an artificial intelligence centre operated by the army. [...]

Insiders CHINA 09/03/2020

Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions 

Beijing Skyrizon Aviation's attempt to take over Ukraine's Motor Sich alarmed Washington, which wants to prevent China from obtaining the company's defence technology. Skyrizon's executive, Wang Jing, claims to be operating alone, but maintains close ties to China's leaders and defence sector through his telecoms company Xinwei. [...]

CHINA Surveillance & Interception 12/02/2020

Qihoo 360, PLA's cyber darling, eyes Israeli tech industry 

The cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360, which entered the defence sector in 2016, has made a series of investments in Israel. [...]

CHINA Corporate Intelligence 29/01/2020

Kuang-Chi, star of Xi Jinping's military-civil fusion strategy 

Under its founder Liu Ruopeng, Kuang-Chi, a major army supplier, is increasingly eyeing foreign technology. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 29/01/2020

MOST calls for more R&D projects 

As part of China's next five-year plan, which will focus [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 15/01/2020

Beijing nudges former soldiers toward defence sector 

Beijing is tapping into its pool of former soldiers to strengthen its defence industry with the creation of an innovation [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 16/12/2019

CASIC's ExPace leads Xi's plan for military-civil fusion in space 

As the space race with Washington heats up, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation is keen on becoming a New Space powerhouse while keeping in line with Beijing's vision. [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 02/12/2019

Tianhe Defense to helm Xi Jinping's military-civil fusion programme in Xi'an 

He Zenglin, president of the defence electronics company, will work with provincial committees to usher in the military-civil fusion (MCF) strategy in the region. [...]

CHINA International Dealmaking 27/11/2019

Yunzhou drone ships to bolster Chinese navy 

The Zhuhai-based company has financed an autonomous ship testing base, the latest sign of its growing interest in the defence sector. [...]