V OLUME 24 • I SSUE 9

Cheng Lin (程琳), Convener of the National Security Discipline Review Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and former Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the People's Public Security University of China, echoes the 20 major areas of national security. [...] In the past, he writes, “the nation’s territory mainly referred to land.” Now, however, “with the international situation, the continuous development of science and technology, and the continuous enhancement of national strength, the nation’s territory has been extended to the ocean and the deep sea, space, and digital networks, etc., and has formed a three-dimensional national territory and natio. [...] • The creation of the branches also has the benefit of bringing critical resources and capabilities under the direct oversight of the Central Military Commission. [...] The lack of cohesion between the two branches of the SSF during this era appeared to be a missed opportunity to fulfill the PLA’s stated goals of defending the interests of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) across a cohesive “strategic frontier” of space, cyberspace, and the far seas (PLA Daily, January 15, 2023). [...] There are four services, namely the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Rocket Force; and four arms, including the Aerospace Force, the Cyberspace Force, the Information Support Force, and the Joint Logistic Support Force” (Xinhua Daily Telegraph, April 20).