PLAAF = People’s Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese Air Force)
PM = Prime Minister
PMC = Private Military Contractor
POW = Prisoner of War
PRC = People’s Republic of China
QE = Quantitative Easing
RPG = Rocket Propelled Grenade
SCZ = Suez Canal Zone
SecDef = Secretary of Defense
SMEs = Subject Matter Experts
TDF = Taiwanese Defense Force
WIA = Wounded In Action
WMD = Weapons of Mass Destruction
VBIED = Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device