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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2010, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, 2010. This unclassified report fulfills the requirement of Section one thousand two hundred forty‑six of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, providing a comprehensive overview of Chinese military and security activity for the public record. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault, which posted the full text on its archive site. The posting date is listed as the date of upload, and the declassification authority is the Secretary of Defense, acting under the statutory mandate of the National Defense Authorization Act. The source can be accessed at archive.org under the identifier CI02353. The report opens with the statutory directive: “Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Section one thousand two hundred forty‑six, ‘Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,’ of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law one hundred eleven‑eighty‑four, which amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Section one thousand two hundred two, Public Law one hundred six‑sixty‑five, provides that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report in both classified and unclassified form, on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.” The report continues: “The report shall address the current and probable future course of military‑technological development of the People’s Liberation Army and the tenets and probable development of Chinese security strategy and military strategy, and of the military organizations and operational concepts, through the next twenty years. The report shall also address United States‑China engagement and cooperation on security matters during the period covered by the report, including through United States‑China military‑to‑military contacts, and the United States strategy for such engagement and cooperation in the future.” Executive Summary. Over the past thirty years, China has made great progress in its pursuit of economic growth and development, which has allowed China to achieve higher living standards for the Chinese people and has increased China’s international profile. These economic achievements, combined with progress in science and technology, have also enabled China to embark on a comprehensive transformation of its military. The pace and scope of China’s military modernization have increased over the past decade, enabling China’s armed forces to develop capabilities to contribute to the delivery of international public goods, as well as increase China’s options for using military force to gain diplomatic advantage or resolve disputes in its favor. Earlier this decade, China began a new phase of military development by articulating…

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2010, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, 2010.

Date: JUL 31 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2010, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, 2010. This unclassified report fulfills the requirement of Section one thousand two hundred forty‑six of the…

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What was CIA Annual Report To Congress: Military And Security Developments Involving The about?: Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2010, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, 2010.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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