China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest
Por Liu Zhen — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Project Meridian, which is co-chaired by Elon Musk, is looking to identify the technology needed for future warfare
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Liu Zhen Published: 10:00pm, 18 Oct 2026
China has been urged to learn from a Pentagon project to assess future warfare but warned to avoid the potential conflicts of interest and other shortcomings of the US defence review.
Project Meridian, launched late last month , is designed to identify future battlefield requirements and prioritise investment, with a focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, directed energy, robotics and biotechnology. In an analysis published on Friday, the Beijing-based think tank Blue Army Open-Source Intelligence Research Institute suggested China should draw lessons from its assessment of different military domains, collaboration between military and civilian analysts and emphasis on l inking technological development with operational requirements . Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:00 00:00 1x AI-generated voice
