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Chinese People’s Liberation Army

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Xi Jinping launched the People’s Liberation Army’s Information Support Force on 2024-04-19.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralApr 23, 2024China reorganizes its military, impacts likely for space operations

The PLA has worked since 2018 to develop a computer simulation program for training military satellite operators in space-based refueling.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyOrg RelationshipMar 22, 2024China’s military is taking a strategic approach to on-orbit refueling

The People's Liberation Army now has a Fifth Force called the Near-Space Command, which includes operations of hypersonic weapons and is also responsible for balloons.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2024Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections

The China Manned Space Engineering Office operates under China’s People’s Liberation Army.

Mentioned as: People's Liberation ArmyOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2023Shenzhou-17 astronauts conduct first spacewalk to repair solar array

The People’s Liberation Army is acquiring and developing a range of counter-space capabilities and related technologies, including kinetic-kill missiles, ground-based lasers, and orbiting space robots.

Mentioned as: People's Liberation ArmyTechnical ProductOct 19, 2023In annual report to Congress, Pentagon highlights China’s ‘refusal to engage’

Chinese and Russian space companies operating in the US may be subject to capital market sanctions due to their connections to the People's Liberation Army.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2023Security dimensions of space economics and finance

The PLA considers space a critical component for informatized warfare, which involves using information-based systems for decision-making during conflict.

Mentioned as: PLATechnical ProductSep 25, 2023Hiding in plain sight: Is China’s spaceplane a co-orbital ASAT in disguise?

The PLA has suggested that capturing or destroying adversary satellites would degrade military capabilities with precision-guided munitions.

Mentioned as: PLATechnical ProductSep 25, 2023Hiding in plain sight: Is China’s spaceplane a co-orbital ASAT in disguise?

China created the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force in 2015 as the fifth branch of the PLA to integrate and oversee space, cyber, and electronic warfare.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2023China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness

The People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force established Base 37 to boost missile early warning capabilities and to identify, track, and analyze foreign space objects.

Mentioned as: People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support ForceTechnical ProductSep 14, 2023China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness

Military researchers from the People's Liberation Army suggested that the PRC must be able to disable the Starlink system if it poses a national security threat.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2023China, Article V, Starlink, and hybrid warfare: An assessment of a lawfare operation

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is responsible for protecting critical supply routes across the Indo-Pacific.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023What does the People’s Republic of China’s space program mean for Great Britain and the West?

The PLA's Strategic Support Force (SSF) utilizes space capabilities for intelligence collection and C5ISRT operations.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023What does the People’s Republic of China’s space program mean for Great Britain and the West?

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) operates as a civilian organization that focuses on international engagement but is separate from the PRC's military space program, which is controlled by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Mentioned as: People's Liberation ArmyOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2023What does the People’s Republic of China’s space program mean for Great Britain and the West?

The People’s Liberation Army Daily ran a commentary in April 2022 noting that companies such as Maxar and BlackSky provided satellite imagery of Russian troop movements to Ukraine.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2023U.S. sanctions Chinese satellite firm for allegedly supplying SAR imagery to Russia’s Wagner Group

The People’s Liberation Army Daily ran a commentary on 2022-04-11 asserting that companies such as Maxar and BlackSky provided satellite imagery of Russian troop movements to Ukraine.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2022Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite firm to double size of constellation

Leading Small Groups are organizations through which the Communist Party of China seeks to exercise control over China’s space programs, alongside PLA and state-owned enterprise representatives.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralOct 6, 2022Report highlights U.S. concerns over China’s space infrastructure in South America

China is developing an air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile, designated CH-AS-X-13, intended for the People’s Liberation Army Navy H-6 bombers and large enough to accommodate a hypersonic warhead.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2021China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert

The showcase will explore China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) expeditionary capabilities and pattern of life.

Mentioned as: Chinese People’s Liberation ArmyNarrative GeneralSep 29, 2021Janes joins Esri’s partner network

The Yaogan-30 satellites may become part of the Chinese Chuangxin-5 (CX-5) constellation that is used by the Chinese Navy for military surveillance.

Mentioned as: Chinese NavyOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2021China Sends Remote Sensing Satellites To Orbit
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