北京也打破民間和軍方科技領域的界線，中國官方將此政策稱為「軍民融合」。依法律規定或國家主席下令，在中國的企業，無論是國營、民營還是外資，都必須跟中國軍方分享科技。
And Beijing has also smashed the barriers between civilian and military technological domains — a doctrine that China calls “military-civilian fusion.” By law and presidential fiat, companies in China — whether private, state-owned, or foreign — must share their technologies with the Chinese military.
中國過去一年無論是區域間的軍事行動還是與鄰國互動，都日益挑釁，中國領袖2015年在白宮玫瑰花園承諾說，他們無意將南海軍事化，後來卻在人工島礁建築軍事設施並部署先進的反艦和防空飛彈系統。
And China’s military action in the region and its approach to its neighbors over the past year has also remained increasingly provocative. While China’s leaders stood in the Rose Garden in 2015 and said that its country had, and I quote, “no intention to militarize” the South China Sea, Beijing has deployed advanced anti-ship and anti-air missiles atop an archipelago of military bases constructed on artificial islands.
北京同時加強運用他們所謂的海警船艦，例行性恐嚇菲律賓和馬來西亞的水手和漁民。中國海警甚至在越南外海以強力手段對待鑽探石油和天然氣的越南人。
And Beijing has stepped up its use of what they call “maritime militia” vessels to regularly menace Filipino and Malaysian sailors and fishermen. And the Chinese Coast Guard has tried to strong-arm Vietnam from drilling for oil and natural gas off of Vietnam’s own shores.
