The letters were addressed to 22 U.S. universities, which have entered into academic or research partnerships with Chinese universities that are charged with implementing the CCP’s military-civil fusion (MCF) strategy.

Civil-Military Fusion Beijing's doctrine of civil-military fusion prescribes that technological advancements developed by the private sector be leveraged to further the regime’s military development.

That’s a particular concern in China, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deploys a strategy known as “military-civil fusion” (MCF) to divert commercial technologies to advance its military modernization. The U.S.

The tool aims to monitor the Chinese regime's policy of merging the civilian sector with its military apparatus to enhance military power, known as "military–civil fusion."

Due to the CCP’s intensive policies of “military-civil-fusion,” these helicopters can all be made available to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and could effectively double the potential helicopter lift of the PLAGF, which has about 1,000 transport

(China Photos/Getty Images) Tsinghua and China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy UC Berkeley’s Chinese collaborator Tsinghua University has been at the forefront of research and development, supporting Beijing’s military-civil fusion (MCF) strategy.

Democratic nations have wised up in recent years to the risks of playing a part in Beijing’s military-civil fusion strategy, through which the CCP harnesses research and technology developed by civilian organizations.

The blunt reality is that the average American investor is unknowingly financing the CCP’s human rights abuses, surveillance state, and their military-civil fusion because the CCP has infiltrated American capital markets through the back door.

Just as  Hitler used his built-out Luftwaffe to train combat pilots, China’s military-civil fusion extends to developing skilled seafarers. 

The regime's emphasis on so-called dual-use technologies that can be used for both civil and military applications, combined with its policy of military-civil fusion, means that all exports of such technologies to mainland China may well be leveraged

Beijing's "military and civil fusion," as outlined in the Chinese Communist Party's 13th five-year plan, was cited as an example in a written submission to the parliamentary committee from Anna Puglisi, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center

The Chinese Communist Party, through its aggressive national strategy called “Military-Civil Fusion,” funnels innovations by Chinese companies into the Chinese military for its technological development, Trump’s executive order states.

A leaked document from a district-level Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) office obtained by The Epoch Times outlines specific local developments integrating military capabilities and civilian infrastructure.

The Trump administration also highlighted the potential for China’s military-civil fusion strategy to target U.S. tech innovations and acquire them through outright theft, intelligence gathering, and academic collaborations.

South Korea’s civil-military fusion in advanced technologies can also inform NATO’s strategy for emerging and disruptive technologies.

The Trump administration warned about the CCP’s strategy of military-civil fusion development (pdf), which grants the military access to cutting-edge technologies and expertise from not only Chinese companies, universities, and research programs, but

Unlike the fractured approach of the Biden administration, the CCP has organized “military-civil fusion” by combining the capital of Chinese companies with the research capabilities of public universities.

Beijing’s military-civil fusion strategy is a state-directed initiative to leverage cooperation between the military and private industry to advance technology innovations. According to the U.S.

This is because of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) strategy of military-civil fusion (MCF), which aims to prioritize commercial, technological, and research endeavors which simultaneously serve civilian and military purposes.

Huawei, the Chinese tech giant that carries out the CCP's civil-military fusion strategy, dominates in the Bahamas and, in December 2024, sponsored a Cyber Bootcamp event with the Chinese Embassy.

“China’s Military-Civil Fusion policy means any private company can be effectively turned into an arm of the PLA or communist intelligence apparatus,” Mr.

It's a known fact that the Chinese regime, through its national strategy called “Military-Civil Fusion” and other national security laws, uses Chinese companies to help strengthen the PLA, she said.

And through the use of military-civil fusion, China is well on the way toward doing just that. Therefore, it makes no sense that the United States would be aiding in undermining its security.

But going back to our military civil fusion strategy discussion, to what level of transparency? And that's the big question.

Promote Military-Civil Fusion to Enhance PLA Capabilities The ChiComs have developed and implemented a strategy of “maximizing linkages between the military and the civilian sector to build China’s economic and military strength,” according to Australian

The facilities in Cuba are the first overt presence in the Americas, although there is concern over the Chinese regime's presence in the form of a civil-military fusion in Panama, Venezuela, and the Bahamas.

CRRC, China Telecom, and Inspur have publicly supported China’s military-civil fusion strategy. Under this doctrine, “essentially everything is an appendage of the CCP,” Mills said.

In keeping with the CCP's “military-civil fusion strategy,” the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is involved in biotech research to develop bioweapons that target specific ethnic groups.

“In recent years, Chinese arms companies have benefited from the country’s military modernization programs and focus on military-civil fusion,” said SIPRI senior researcher Nan Tian.

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Military-Civil Fusion doctrine means private entities and technologies can be repurposed by the communist regime for military use.