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The Inevitability of Reunification: China’s View of Strategic Drivers for A Potential Taiwan Conflict
For China, Taiwan independence is a relic of the historical struggle between the Chinese people and foreign imperialists; peaceful unification would be…
Jun 17
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How China's Cyber Operations – and the Contractors Behind Them – Target Critics Abroad
State agencies and an ecosystem of private contractors use cyber capabilities and social engineering to locate, monitor, and harass critics living…
Jun 3
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Is This Chinese Company Watching the World to Train its AI?
The story of Meari Technology reveals how insecure-by-design IoT infrastructure, global surveillance exposure, and China’s tech ecosystem are converging…
May 20
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i-SOON: Another Company in the APT41 Network
Oct 27, 2023
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China’s Vulnerability Research: What’s Different Now?
Oct 8, 2025
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Eugenio Benincasa
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Salt Typhoon: the Other Shoe Has Dropped, but Consternation Continues
Jan 22, 2025
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The Many Arms of the MSS: Why Provincial Bureaus Matter in China’s Cyber Operations
Dec 16, 2025
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Eugenio Benincasa
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Flax Typhoon-Linked Company Integrity Technology: a Competitor, Business Partner and Client of i-SOON
Sep 25, 2024
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The Red Dragon Searches for Pearls Through Quantum Tunneling – But You’ve Got the Wrong Paper
Oct 22, 2024
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Chasing Palantir: Inside China’s Obsession and the Rise of Its Next-Generation AI-enabled Defense Firms
Chinese companies face institutional barriers as they strive to emulate Palantir’s provision of AI-enabled military-industrial applications to…
May 6
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Chinese Firm Claims AI-Driven Bug Discovery Near Claude Mythos Scale
Chinese companies could match the capabilities attributed to Claude Mythos within months, according to industry experts, reinforcing existing cyber…
Apr 22
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Eugenio Benincasa
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Forum: Technology in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
Experts evaluate tech's diverse role in China's new central planning documents
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Cybersecurity Strategy in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
China’s high-level cyber strategy for the next five years continues the effort to build a cyber superpower, outlining more detailed requirements
Apr 8
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Wargaming a China-Taiwan Conflict and Its Cyber Scenarios
China’s use of cyber strategies in a conflict with Taiwan is likely to follow a methodical, gradual approach
Mar 25
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Faux Amis: How France Stands Apart in Europe’s High-Risk University Cyber Partnerships with China
France hosts the EU’s densest cluster of cyber partnerships with Chinese defense-linked universities, raising exposure to dual-use knowledge transfer…
Mar 11
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China’s National Research Center for Information Technology Security: Is It Part of the PLA Cyberspace Force?
Under “Two signboards” arrangement, the NITSC offers services to public, Party, government, and military entities, under the guise of a civilian name.
Feb 25
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The Tianfu Cup Returns Under MPS Leadership as AI Takes Center Stage
After a two-year hiatus, the Tianfu Cup returns under MPS lead, combining AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and exploitation, a new competition track…
Feb 11
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Eugenio Benincasa
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Provincial Tasking, Cross-Provincial Execution: A Case-Based Look at How China Scales Cyber Operations
How decentralized MSS and MPS tasking and market-enabled, cross-provincial execution by commercial firms shape the scale of China’s cyber operations
Jan 28
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Eugenio Benincasa
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