Center for Advanced Defense Studies
The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues. We use cutting-edge technologies to manage, integrate, and analyze disparate data from diverse languages, regions, and sources, incorporating our own field research from conflict zones and fragile states. We seek to engage with local and international audiences and produce compelling analysis on conflict and security issues. In doing so, we fill a critical gap left by traditional public sector and profit-driven institutions.www.c4ads.org
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Oct 29, 2026
Tiffany MeierHOST
Turning now to cooperation between China and Russia, Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin even declared a no-limits partnership.
Tiffany MeierHOST
But how deep does that partnership go? C4ADS, a non-profit, recently put out a report titled A Marriage of Convenience, The Promise and Pitfalls of Chinese-Russian Advanced Conventional Weapons Cooperation.
Tiffany MeierHOST
The organization's mission is to dismantle illicit networks that threaten global peace and security.
Tiffany MeierHOST
The report shows how China and Russia are becoming more interconnected than ever, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Peter LawrenceHOST
Other EU leaders questioned whether Putin could be trusted and questioned whether this was just a waste of time.
Peter LawrenceHOST
According to a new report from U.S. think tank C4Ads, Russia's defense cooperation with China extends far beyond imports of dual-use goods, with evidence pointing to sharing drone design technology, providing testing services and joint research.
Peter LawrenceHOST
The report adds to earlier findings regarding China's military collaboration with Russia throughout the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Peter LawrenceHOST
The investigation found that Russian designs for rocket-launched drones likely helped shape weapons China unveiled in 2025, and that Russian wind tunnels kept testing aircraft models for China's top arms maker after the invasion of Ukraine.