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    Hua Xin Zhong An (HXZA)

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Hua Xin Zhong An (HXZA) Initial analysis run July 11, 2026 on Gemini AI.  Subsequent fact checks run on Grok AI, DeepSeek AI, and Claude AI. Grok AI, https://gemini.google.com/app/8e7618804e09080f write a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    China Uses Privateers To Expand Influence In African Waters

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    A photo from the Chinese private security contractor Hua Xin Zhong An’s social media shows the company’s maritime security personnel. Photo Credit: HUA XIN ZHONG AN China Uses Privateers To Expand… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Corporate Business Profile: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Security Division

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Corporate Business Profile: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Security Division Initial analysis done on Z.ai on July 9, 2026. Fact checks run on DeepSeek AI, Gemini AI, Grok AI, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?

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    Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics? Peter Layton 2020 Small Wars & Insurgencies 31:4 874-897 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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    Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad

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    Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiseli Armed Forces & Society 2020, vol. 46 (1) 25-45 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad

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    China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad   Jingdong Yuan 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1-2 173-195 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    China Security & Protection Group (CSPG)

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    China Security & Protection Group (CSPG) Initial analysis run on Perplexity AI on July 7, 2026. Fact checks run on DeepSeekAI  and Claude AI (with two additional questions). https://www.perplexity.ai/search/aaa146a2-0592-4274-8f9f-021723669b7f?login-source=hardVisitorGate&login-new=false Write a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Chinese Private Security Companies and the limit of coercion

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    Chinese Private Security Companies and the limit of coercion Ricardo Pereira, Ana Luquett, Rui Forte & Mohammad Eslami Small Wars & Insurgencies 2023 34:8 1532-1557 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Chinese military and security companies (CMSCs) and the limit of political-instrumentalist model of security privatization

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    Chinese military and security companies (CMSCs) and the limit of political-instrumentalist model of security privatization Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey (2025) Critical Military Studies  11:3 329-353 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model

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    PMC 4.0 The Wagner Model The Periphery Jun 14, 2026 Wagner soldiers in Bakhmut (credit: Photograph: Telegram @concordgroup_official/AFP/Getty) In 2014, great-power politics would return to Europe with vengeance. Russia’s deployment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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