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Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers assemble during military training at the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, in a photo taken on Jan. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
The Pentagon’s expanded blacklist exposes the Chinese regime’s military ambitions, and will likely deal a blow to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), experts say.
The U.S. Defense Department released an updated roster of “Chinese military companies” on June 8, identifying Chinese firms linked to the regime’s armed forces.
Jarvis Lim is a Taiwan-based writer focusing on human rights, U.S.–China relations, China's economic and political influence in Southeast Asia, and cross-strait relations.