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).

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 Government 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 

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 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 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. [...]

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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. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 13/11/2019

Xiangke, Xi's new defence ace 

Beijing is merging two parapublic defence companies into a single giant as part of its Military-Civil Fusion strategy. [...]