China and Cybersecurity: Espionage, Strategy, and Politics in the Digital Domain

by Jon R. Lindsay (Editor), Tai Ming Cheung (Editor), Derek S. Reveron (Editor)

Overview

China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace. Leveraged information technology integrates Chinese firms into the global economy, modernizes infrastructure, and increases internet penetration which helps boost export-led growth. China's pursuit of "informatization" reconstructs industrial sectors and solidifies the transformation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army into a formidable regional power. Even as the government censors content online, China has one of the fastest growing internet populations and most of the technology is created and used by civilians. Western political discourse on cybersecurity is dominated by news of Chinese military development of cyberwarfare capabilities and cyber exploitation against foreign governments, corporations, and non-governmental organizations. Western accounts, however, tell only one side of the story. Chinese leaders are also concerned with cyber insecurity, and Chinese authors frequently note that China is also a victim of foreign cyber -- attacks -- predominantly from the United States. China and Cybersecurity: Espionage, Strategy, and Politics in the Digital Domain is a comprehensive analysis of China's cyberspace threats and policies. The contributors -- Chinese specialists in cyber dynamics, experts on China, and experts on the use of information technology between China and the West -- address cyberspace threats and policies, emphasizing the vantage points of China and the U.S. on cyber exploitation and the possibilities for more positive coordination with the West. The volume's multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural approach does not pretend to offer wholesale resolutions. Contributors take different stances on how problems may be analyzed and reduced, and aim to inform the international audience of how China's political, economic, and security systems shape cyber activities. The compilation provides empirical and evaluative depth on the deepening dependence on shared global information infrastructure and the growing willingness to exploit it for political or economic gain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190201296
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
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About the Author

Jon R. Lindsay's research examines the impact of technology on international security and strategy and has been published in leading academic journals such as International Security, Security Studies, Journal of Strategic Studies, and Technology and Culture. He holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in computer science and BS in symbolic systems from Stanford University. He is an officer in the U.S. naval reserve with seventeen years of experience including assignments in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Tai Ming Cheung, director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, is a long-time analyst of Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs with particular expertise on the political economy of science, technology, and innovation and their impact on national security matters. Dr. Cheung was based in Asia from the mid-1980s to 2002 covering political, economic and strategic developments in greater China. He was also a journalist and political and business risk consultant in northeast Asia. Dr. Cheung received his PhD from the War Studies Department at King's College, London University. Derek S. Reveron is a professor of national security affairs and the EMC Informationist Chair at the U.S. Naval War College. He specializes in strategy development, non-state security challenges, and U.S. defense policy. He has published nine books including U.S. Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower (2015), Cyberspace and National Security: Threats, Opportunities, and Power in a Virtual World (2012) and Human Security in a Borderless World (2011). He received a a PhD in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction China and Cybersecurity: Controversy and Context Jon R. Lindsay I. ESPIONAGE AND CYBERCRIME 1. The Chinese Intelligence Services: Evolution and Empowerment in Cyberspace Nigel Inkster 2. From Exploitation to Innovation: Acquisition, Absorption, and Application Jon R. Lindsay and Tai Ming Cheung 3. Investigating the Chinese Online Underground Economy Zhuge Jianwei, Gu Lion, Duan Haixin, and Taylor Roberts II. MILITARY STRATEGY AND INSTITUTIONS 4. From Cyberwarfare to Cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond Ye Zheng 5. Chinese Writings on Cyber Warfare and Coercion Kevin Pollpeter 6. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Computer Network Operations Infrastructure Mark A. Stokes 7. Civil-Military Integration in Cybersecurity: A Study of Chinese Information Warfare Militias Robert Sheldon and Joe McReynolds III. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY 8. China's Cybersecurity Situation and the Potential for International Cooperation Li Yuxiao and Xu Lu 9. Evolving Legal Frameworks for Protecting Internet Privacy in China Xu Jinghong 10. "Foreign Hostile Forces": The Human Rights Dimension of China's Cyber Campaigns Sarah McKune IV. PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS 11. China and Information Security Threats: Policy Responses in the United States Fred H. Cate Conclusion The Rise of China and the Future of Cybersecurity Jon R. Lindsay and Derek S. Reveron Index