Kristin Burke

Kristin Burke is the Senior Space and Counterspace Researcher at the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), under the U.S. Air Force’s Air University. Prior to joining CASI she was a Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Space at the Office for the Director of National Intelligence and a China Science and Technology Analyst at the U.S. Department of State. She is proficient in Mandarin and studying aerospace engineering.

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Space Sector is Test Bed for New Whole-of-Nation System

08.05.2026 Kristin Burke

Executive Summary: The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) recent restructuring of its space sector illustrates the implementation of its “new-style whole-of-nation system” for innovation, again using...

Publication China Brief China

PLA Reorganizes Space Information Support and Assurance Mission

02.20.2026 Kristin Burke

Executive Summary: The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) restructuring of its space information support and assurance forces further deepens its reliance on space for communications, navigation,...

Publication China Brief China

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