Brian Waidelich

Brian Waidelich is a Research Scientist at the China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division of CNA, a nonprofit research and analysis organization located in Arlington, VA. His research interests include politics and security in East Asia, with a focus on maritime and space issues involving China and Japan.

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Gay in the PLA: Chinese Military Views on Homosexuals Serving in the Armed Forces

02.25.2022 Brian Waidelich

Introduction Chinese President Xi Jinping has identified the recruitment and retention of top-notch human capital as key to the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) transformation into...

Publication China Brief China

A Chinese Starlink? PRC Views on Building a Satellite Internet Megaconstellation

10.22.2021 Brian Waidelich

Introduction Billions of people around the world depend on the internet each day to make government, commercial, or personal transactions, and millions more users are...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific