Shandong University (SDU) is designated very high risk for its high number of defence laboratories and links to China’s nuclear weapons program.
SDU is subordinate to the Ministry of Education. Since 2016, it has also been supervised by defence industry agency SASTIND as part of a program to expand universities’ involvement in defence research and training.https://web.archive.org/web/20191111073933/http://www.view.sdu.edu.cn/info/1003/46394.htm
SDU has pursued greater involvement in defence research since at least 2006, when it established a national defence research institute to coordinate relevant work across the university. Shortly afterwards, it received secret-level security credentials allowing it to participate and research and production for classified weapons and defence technology projects.https://web.archive.org/web/20181021102629/http://www.gfy.sdu.edu.cn/277/list.htm ; https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032446/http://www.view.sdu.edu.cn/info/1003/7636.htm In 2008, it was recognised as one of Shandong Province’s 10 outstanding defence industry units.https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032446/http://www.view.sdu.edu.cn/info/1003/7636.htm
SDU collaborates with the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, China’s nuclear warheads development facility, on topics including the development of crystals that are used in the study of nuclear explosions and research on fusion ignition.http://archive.fo/i6khc ; http://archive.fo/DVM1Y ； https://web.archive.org/web/20190924031905/http://www.cmse.sdu.edu.cn/info/1096/10949.htm ; http://archive.fo/SxS1n
Major defence laboratories
- Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials and Device (Shandong University), Ministry of Education (功能晶体材料及器件教育部重点实验室（B类）)https://web.archive.org/web/20150514204230/http://www.ccement.com/news/content/4345544574250.html
- MOE Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials (特种功能聚集体材料教育部重点实验室（B类）)https://web.archive.org/web/20150514204230/http://www.ccement.com/news/content/4345544574250.html
- Key Laboratory of Laser and Infrared System Integration Technology of the Ministry of Education (激光与红外系统集成技术教育部重点实验室(B类))http://archive.fo/7jYxm http://archive.fo/l5tXN ; http://www.summer.sdu.edu.cn/info/1028/1288.htm
- KDP Crystal Technology Ministry of Education Technology Research Centre (KDP晶体教育部技术研究中心)http://archive.fo/i6khc
- Linked to China’s nuclear warheads development facility, the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics
- Resin-based Composite Materials and Structures Manufacturing Technology Research Centre (树脂基复合材料结构制造技术研究中心)https://web.archive.org/web/20181021102629/http://www.gfy.sdu.edu.cn/277/list.htm
- A defence science and technology research centre established by COSTIND, the predecessor to SASTIND
While not an official defence laboratory, SDU’s State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials (晶体材料国家重点实验室) is involved in high levels of defence research.http://archive.fo/mhuHC
Designated defence research areas
As of 2017, SASTIND had designated five defence research areas at Shandong University:
- Cybersecurity
- Vehicular propulsion
- Control theory and engineering
- Military-use critical materials
- Military industry manufacturing and its automationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190815005348/http://www.dbxb.sdu.edu.cn/info/1064/1320.htm
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