Competing Without Fighting - China''s Strategy of Political Warfare

China is conducting an unprecedented campaign below the threshold of armed conflict to expand the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and weaken the United States and its partners. The scale of China's actions in the United States is unparalleled. This CSIS report offers one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of Chinese political warfare activities and examines China's main actions, primary goals, and options for the United States and its partners.

List of contents

Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. The Strategic Logic of Chinese Political Warfare
3. Intelligence Operations
4. Cyber Operations
5. Information and Disinformation Operations
6. The United Front
7. Irregular Military Actions
8. Economic Coercion
9. Countering China
About the Authors
Appendix
Endnotes

About the author

By Seth G. Jones; Emily Harding; Catrina Doxsee; Jake Harrington and Riley McCabe

Summary

This CSIS report offers one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of Chinese political warfare activities and examines China’s main actions, primary goals, and options for the United States and its partners.

Product details

• Authors: Catrina Doxsee, Emily Harding, Jake Harrington, Seth G. Jones, Seth G. Harding Jones, Riley McCabe
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2023
• EAN: 9781538170700
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7070-0
• No. of pages: 145
• Series: CSIS Reports
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Warfare & defence