China Integrating Military Capabilities and Civilian Entities: Leaked Document

This picture, taken on May 12, 2015, shows people watching a demonstration of an unmanned drone during a campaign for disaster prevention and reduction in Beijing. China forbids any flights, manned or unmanned, without prior approval from the air force, civil aviation authorities, and the local air traffic control bureau. STR/AFP via Getty Images

A leaked document from a district-level Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) office obtained by The Epoch Times outlines specific local developments integrating military capabilities and civilian infrastructure.

The document, titled “2020 MCF Work Summary and 2021 MCF Work Planning,” came from the Jiedong district of  Jiayang, Guangdong province. It details how the MCF blurs boundaries between military, civil, and commercial entities.