https://k4i.com/tags/pla/ Recent content in PLA on k4i.com Hugo en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://k4i.com/military-civil-fusion-in-chinas-15th-five-year-plan/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://k4i.com/military-civil-fusion-in-chinas-15th-five-year-plan/ <p>One of the least-discussed but most significant elements of China&rsquo;s 15th Five-Year Plan is its treatment of military-civil fusion — the deliberate integration of civilian and military technology development, standards, and infrastructure.</p> <p>The plan calls for creating interoperable civilian-defense standards and shared infrastructure, and for establishing what it terms a &ldquo;green channel&rdquo; that allows scientific and technological advancements made in the civilian sector to move rapidly into military applications. This is not a description of incidental dual-use — it is a designed system for accelerating the transfer of commercial innovation into defense capability.</p>