The United States Air Force is shutting down the China Space Research Institute (CASI), its dedicated open research center for China's military space forces.

The United States Air Force is shutting down the China Space Research Institute (CASI), its dedicated open research center for China's military space forces.

The center has been one of the most prolific public sources of information for research on the Chinese People's Army (PLA) in the United States; He published hundreds of studies, held courses for officers and supported war games.

The PLA research community describes it as "appalling" and "a colossal failure."