CHINA’S CYBER INCURSIONS: A THEORETICAL LOOK AT WHAT THEY SEE AND WHY THEY DO IT BASED ON A DIFFERENT STRATEGIC METHOD OF THOUGHT Timothy Thomas March 2013 Synopsis: This paper discusses the strategy behind China’s cyber activities. The paper examines the Chinese concept of strategy and how it motivates China’s cyber actions. These actions take the form of reconnaissance and system sabotage concepts that result in the fulfillment of strategy and in the development of a preemptive and offensive information deterrence disposition. The paper then examines China’s response to the recent Mandiant security firm’s report that accused the People’s Liberation Army of compliance in attacking 115 US companies since 2006. China’s next generation of quantum communications research is briefly discussed as well. The conclusions list the author’s opinion regarding how to handle the Chinese in the future, through confrontation or dialogue, based on their thought process. This author argues for interceding into Chinese strategic concepts and changing the objective basis behind their cyber activities. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:36:19 +0000
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