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APSCO | Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization |
AAM | Air To Air Missiles |
AAV | Amphibious Assault Vehicle |
ADIZ | Air Defense Identification Zone |
ASF | Aerospace Force |
AEW&C | Airborne Early Warning & Control |
AGI | Intelligence Collection Ships |
AGOS | Ocean Surveillance Ships |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
ALBM | Air-Launched Ballistic Missile |
AOE | Fast Combat Support Ship |
AOR | Fleet Replenishment Oilers |
APOSOS | Asia-Pacific Ground-Based Optical Space Object Observation System |
APSD | Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue |
ASAT | Anti-Satellite Weapon |
ASBM | Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile |
ASCM | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile |
ASEAN | Association Of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASW | Anti-Submarine Warfare |
AUKUS | Australia, The United Kingdom, And the U.S. |
AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
AVIC | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
BACC | Beijing Aerospace Control Center |
BMD | Ballistic Missile Defense |
BMEW | Ballistic Missile Early Warning |
BRI | Belt And Road Initiative |
BRICS | Brazil, Russia, India, China, And South Africa |
BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
C2 | Command And Control |
C4ISR | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance |
CALT | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
CBM | Confidence-Building Measures |
CBW | Chemical And Biological Weapons |
CCDI | Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China