Assessing Systemic Strengths and Vulnerabilities of China's Defense Industrial Base With a Repeatable Methodology for Other Countries

Abstract

This report presents an assessment of the strengths and vulnerabilities of Chinas defense industrial base (DIB), conducted to meet a congressional requirement set forth in Section 1260Cof the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. We developed a methodology that can be applied to any country to assess the strengths and vulnerabilities of that countrys DIB. The initial assessment was applied to the Peoples Republic of China. Application of the methodology revealed several strengths and vulnerabilities in Chinas DIB and several areas in which China is reliant on the United States and U.S. allies. Additionally, we identified several information requirements that would improve this assessment based on the open-source data available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2022
Accession Number
AD1159605

Entities

People

  • Caolionn O'connell
  • Christian Curriden
  • Cortney Weinbaum
  • Gregory W. Fauerbach
  • Hannah J. Byrne
  • Jared Mondschein
  • Jon Schmid
  • M. S. Bond
  • Sale Lilly
  • Steven W. Popper

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Information Systems
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Trade
  • Materials Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies