| CCG | Chinese Coast Guard |
| CCMCFD | Central Commission for Military Civilian Fusion Development |
| CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
| CCWG | Crisis Communications Working Group |
| CDO | Cognitive Domain Operations |
| CELAC | Community Of Latin American and Caribbean States |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CG | Coast Guard |
| CLTC | China Launch and Tracking Control |
| CMC | Central Military Commission |
| CMM | Chinese Maritime Militia (See PAFMM) |
| CMPR | China Military Power Report |
| CNSA | China National Space Administration |
| CNSC | Central National Security Commission |
| COMAC | Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| COSCO | China Ocean Shipping Company |
| COVID | Coronavirus |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive And Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| CSF | Cyberspace Force |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| DASD | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
| DDG | Guided-Missile Destroyer |
| DME | Disaster Management Exchange |
| DOB | Date Of Birth |
| DPAA | Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency |
| DPCT | Defense Policy Coordination Talks |
| DSR | Digital Silk Road |
| DTL | Defense Telephone Link |
| ECS | East China Sea |
| EDT | Emerging Disruptive Technologies |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EO | Electro-Optical |
| EPR | Emergency Petroleum Reserve |
| EW | Electronic Warfare |
| FFG | Guided-Missile Frigate |
| FFL | Corvette |
| FIC | First Island Chain |
| FOB | Fractional Orbital Bombardment |
| FOC | Full Operational Capability |
| FYP | Five Year Plan |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEO | Geosynchronous Earth Orbit |
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China
