The Chinese Communist Party is devoting an unprecedented level of resources to growing China’s cyber war capabilities, according to an article in Asian Times. The issue of cyber war and cyberspace espionage is featured heavily in the drafts of the 12th Five Year Plan, which is being drafted by the government and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Hu Jintao, president and commander-in-chief of the People’s Republic of China, has said that offensive and defensive capabilities in cyberspace is a top priority within the next decade. The new impetus behind expanding the Chinese capabilities in cyberspace stem from two major considerations. The first is a desire to catch up to the US capabilities, who is widely seen to have the greatest range of capabilities in cyberspace.
China Looks to Increase Capacity for Cyber War
Published: February 10, 2010