ACRONYMS
ABM
Antiballistic Missile
ACD
Arms Control and Disarmament
AMS
Academy of Military Science
APEC
ARF
ASEAN
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
ASEAN Regional Forum
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BISE
Beijing Institute of Systems Engineering
CAEP
China Academy of Engineering Physics
CAIFC
CASS
CC
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CCP
CD
CDSTIC
China Association for International Friendly
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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Central Committee
Central Committee General Office
Chinese Communist Party
U.N. Conference on Disarmament
China Defense Science and Technology Information Center
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CICIR
China Institute for Contemporary International
Relations
CIISS
China Institute of International Strategic Studies
CMC
Central Military Commission
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COSTIND
Central Military Commission General Office
Commission on Science, Technology and Industry
for National Defense
CPD
Center for Peace and Development
DRC
Development Research Center
DSS
Department of Strategic Studies
FAC
Foreign Affairs Committee
FALSG
FISS
FPLG
GLD
GO
Foreign Affairs Leading Small Group
Foundation for International Strategic Studies
Foreign Propaganda Leading Group
General Logistics Department
General Office
GPD
General Political Department
GSD
General Staff Department
IAPCM
ICBM
IIS
ISODARCO
ISRC
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational
Mathematics
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Institute for International Studies
International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts
International Studies Research Center
Acronyms
ISS
IWEP
LSG
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Institute for Strategic Studies
Institute of World Economics and Politics
Leadership Small Group
MIRV
Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle
MND
Ministry of National Defense
MoFA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MoFTEC
MR
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation
Military Region
MSS
Ministry of State Security
NDU
National Defense University
NPC
National People’s Congress
NSA
National Security Agency
NSC
National Security Council
OFA
Office of Foreign Affairs
PB
PBSC
PLA
PLAAF
PLAN
Politburo
Politburo Standing Committee
People’s Liberation Army
PLA Air Force
PLA Navy
R&D
Research and Development
RRU
Rapid Reaction Unit
SIIS
Shanghai Institute for International Studies
SPC
State Planning Commission
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SRAI
Strategic Research, Analysis, and Intelligence
SSTC
State Science and Technology Commission
S&T
TALSG
Science and Technology
Taiwan Affairs Leading Small Group
TMD
Theater Missile Defense
U.N.
United Nations