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The rising chinese threat
- 2. U.S. National Security ... AND THE RISING CHINESE THREAT Elias Lopez
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- 4. • Measuring theSize of China’s Economy • Purchasing Power & GDP Size • Implications for China and U.S. – China Economic Ties • U.S. – Chinese Economies: Will China overtake the U.S. Economy? • Chinese Takeovers of U.S. Companies
- 5. COMPREHENSIVE • Modernization preparing for conflict in Taiwan Straight, including possibility of U.S. TRANSFORMATION intervention • Enhancing China’s Strategic Strike Capabilities NUCLEAR FORCE MODERNIZATION • Anti-access/Area Denial Capabilities Video No Longer • Direct-ascent Anti-Satellite weapon Functional BALLISTIC AND • Advanced Technology Acquisition CRUISE • Land attack, Supersonic – Anti-ship, & guided missile destroyers MISSILES THE PEOPLES LIBERATION • PRC Computer Network Intrusions ARMY CYBERWARFARE • Gathering political, military, corporate- CAPABILITIES strategic & scientific information to close technological gaps ADVANCED • ICE Initiated 400 + Investigations between 2000 – 2006 for illicit export of arms and TECHNOLOGIES technologies ACQUISITIONS • ICE Identified PRC as leading espionage threat
- 6. Nuclear and MissileTechnology Sales Chemical Sales to Iran North Korea’s Missile and Nuclear Weapons Program
- 7. 11 JANUARY 2007:5:25PM EST
- 8. Increase Risk to PRCIntentional Increased Space U.S. Satellites & Satellite Debris in LEO over 700 Destruction Spacecrafts Tracking & DoD Est. by 2010 Targeting ASAT production Capability to attack Capabilities by able to destroy U.S. satellites Military & Intel most U.S. satellites Satellites in LEO Develop Unilateral Satellite Stealth Agreement to Defense Satellite Space Systems Technology Weaponization
- 9. POSSIBLE “SELF CONFIDENCE”TEST • Countering U.S. Forces in possible Taiwan dispute • Weapons challenge U.S. Space Dominance 2006 U.S. NATIONAL SPACE POLICY RESPONSE • Denial of space to adversaries “hostile” to U.S. Interests • Before U.S. Space Policy PRC conducted 3 ASAT test and ground based laser to illuminate a U.S. satellite in “blinding” tests PRODING THE UNITED STATES IN ARMS CONTROL? • Analysts cited PRC’s “peaceful motive was to prompt U.S. to engage in space arms control • In Dec 2006, U.S. solely voted against UN Res. on “Prevention of Arms Race In Outer Space” - PAROS
- 10. Sovereignty Over Taiwan PRCUse of Force Against Taiwan Democracy versus Independence
- 11. Economic Security WMDProliferation Rising Military Power Anti-Satellite Weapons China – U.S. Relations One China Policy
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