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It Files Patents in Plain Sight. Nobody Reads Them. We Do.

Where to look for Chinese dual-use development before it becomes a headline — patents, corporate registries, and leaked documents.

December 2, 2025 |

Beijing's military-civil fusion strategy doesn't hide in secret networks — it files patents, registers companies, and occasionally, unknowingly, leaks documents onto what they think are secured sources that you're probably not monitoring.

Below, we get into where to look — the patents, corporate registries and leaked documents that expose Chinese dual-use development before it makes headlines.

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