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August 27, 2026 - THE MOUTAI ANALYSIS
Rain again. Beijing does its best noir impression maybe four nights a year, and the private room at the Nine Dragons had drawn one of them — low light, lacquered table, a lazy Susan turning like it had somewhere better to be. Six chairs, six scholars, one bottle of Moutai reserved for a toast nobody had earned yet.Song Bowen poured first, because Song Bowen always poured first. It was less hospitality than choreography — he liked to have something in his hand before he started dismantling an argument, the way other men like a cigarette. loud, in the same room, what the Western literature gets wrong about us. And to enjoy ourselves while we do it." Continue reading
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August 14, 2026 - HuaXin ZhongAn
HXZA occupies an unusual position among Chinese private security companies (PSCs): it holds a rare state authorization for armed escort of merchant vessels, is the only Chinese security firm holding ISO/PAS 28000/28007 private maritime-security certification, and was the first Chinese and first East Asian PSC to obtain full certification from the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA), the Geneva-based body that sets voluntary human-rights and use-of-force standards for the private security industry. Continue reading
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August 12, 2026 - China recruits former Western military pilots to train military aviators
Dozens of former US, British, German, Australian and Spanish military pilots have been recruited by entities linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to train its aviators. Western intelligence reports indicate that the Chinese government has been recruiting these elite pilots since at least 2019 to absorb the tactics and operating procedures of Western air forces, identify weaknesses in fifth-generation fighter aircraft and prepare its military aviation for a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait or the South China Sea. Continue reading
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August 8, 2026 - DeWe Security Service Group
DeWe Security Service Group (德威国际安保集团, DWSS) is a Chinese overseas private-security enterprise founded in 2011 in Beijing. Its founding and controlling figure is Li Xiaopeng (李晓鹏), a former Chinese public-security official who assembled a team drawn substantially from personnel who had worked security for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. DWSS built a business protecting Chinese state-owned enterprises, Belt and Road Initiative projects, and Chinese diplomatic and commercial interests operating in high-risk overseas environments, principally across Africa. Continue reading
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July 11, 2026 - Hua Xin Zhong An (HXZA)
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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December 18, 2025 - China Uses Privateers To Expand Influence In African Waters
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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July 9, 2026 - Corporate Business Profile: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Security Division
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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2020 - Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?
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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2020 - Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad
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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2022 - China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad
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
