Why the PLA Revealed Its Secret Plans for Cyber War

SSG Norman Lihou — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:29:10 -0400

Some experts note that the announcement could be a sign of a potential power struggle between military and civilian authorities in China, yet this is mere speculation at this stage.

The document in question is the 2013 edition of The Science of Military Strategy, a paper usually only published once a generation. The text is authored by high-ranking members of the Academy of Military Sciences, the highest-level research institute of the People’s Liberation Army, with close ties to the Central Military Commission and People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department.

This document, back in December 2013, for the first time dedicated an entire chapter to cyber war, outlining different types of military operations in cyberspace – network reconnaissance, network defense, network attack and network deterrence. In fact, the inaugural inclusion of a chapter on this subject in this latest edition of The Science of Military Strategy is evidence of how slowly the cyber war mission has penetrated such “teaching materials.”

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http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/why-the-pla-revealed-its-secret-plans-for-cyber-war/

Revealing the organizational structure of the PLA cyber forces may serve a deterrence purpose.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2015 5:33 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:33:15 -0400

Interesting article. As it mentions, it is no big secret that they have been conducting cyber activities for some time. Thank you for sharing!!!