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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
