China's Use of Cyber Warfare: Espionage Meets Strategic Deterrence

This article presents three reasons for states to use cyber warfare and shows that cyberspace is—and will continue to be—a decisive element in China's strategy to ascend in the international system. The three reasons are: deterrence through infiltration of critical infrastructure; military tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magnus Hjortdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Henley-Putnam University 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Strategic Security
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=jss