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Extension and modification of annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China

Division A · Title XII: Matters relating to Foreign Nations · Subtitle E: Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific

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The annual report on China’s military and security developments is extended through 2030 and updated to include new topics such as China’s cooperation on nuclear and drone technology, the involvement of the Chinese military in human rights abuses against Uyghurs, and the role of Chinese cyber capabilities in conflicts. The report will also assess China’s strategic intentions regarding Taiwan, its security cooperation with Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how population trends in China affect its military size and structure. Additionally, it will examine how delays in U.S. defense deliveries to Taiwan influence China’s views on power in the region.

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(1)

in subsection (a), by striking 2027 and inserting 2030 ; and

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (3)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting , including nuclear, missile, air defense, submarine quieting, and drone development cooperation. ;

(B)

by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

(6)

Complicity, involvement, and degree of association of the People’s Liberation Army in the use of forced labor by and the violation of other human rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

(C)

in paragraph (8)(A)—

(i)

by inserting a comma after infrastructure) ; and

(ii)

by striking the period at the end and inserting , and the likely role of Chinese cyber capabilities in a conflict with the United States, including against allied and partner nations in the First and Second Island Chain and the United States homeland. ;

(D)

in paragraph (9)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting including the United States, after any other country, ; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B)—

(E)

in paragraph (10)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end;

(ii)

by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and

(iii)

by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

(B)

how delays in delivery of American defense articles to Taiwan affect the Chinese Communist Party’s assessments of the balance of power in the Strait;

(C)

the likely strategic intent of Chinese forces in a conflict over Taiwan, how they will conduct a cyber enabled economic warfare campaign, a cross-strait invasion campaign, or a blockade campaign and how Russia may be assisting China in preparation for such activities; and

(F)

by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (16); and

(G)

by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:

(14)

An assessment of the character, extent, trajectory, and consequences of security cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and North Korea, including how China provides dual-use support to the defense industrial bases of these countries.

(15)

An assessment of the effects that population trends and forecasts of the People’s Republic of China have on the force structure and size of the People’s Liberation Army.