Over the last decade or more, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has sought to establish an effective defense high … incarnation under the former Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND). A key drawback of … the current STC though is its inability to provide the longterm, strategic vision for future defense innovation that the …

China’s growing shipbuilding prowess is very relevant to the analysis of China’s defense and dual-use economies. A … industrial innovation, and the ability to rapidly build merchant-type ships all have important defense implications. …

. Whereas the defense sector had been the undisputed leader of Chinese industrial technology for most of the PRC’s history … interests of the defense industry stands out. …