Military doctrine of the People's Republic of China (PRC) envisages war being waged in five spheres: land, sea, air, outer space and cyberspace. The PRC believes that the early degradation, or destruction, of an enemy's command and control infrastructure will significantly improve its chances of ultimate victory. But the Chinese 21st century approach to cyberwarfare is both more sophisticated and comprehensive than that. This book examines the military background to today's doctrines, and explores how the teachings of Sun Tzu, the thirty-six principles from the warring states era and the hard-learnt lessons of Mao's long march infuse and support the modern state's approach to engaging with enemies and rivals. -- From the publisher.

The Chinese cyberthreat -- Evolution of Chinese cyberwarfare -- Chinese unrestricted warfare -- Principles of warfare : West versus East -- Nature of information warfare -- Chinese cyberwarfare doctrines -- China's SIGINT capabilities -- Chinese IW capabilities -- The Chinese IW organizational structure -- Chinese commercial enterprises -- Commercial objectives of Chinese cyberattacks -- Chinese civilian hackers -- The Chinese cyberthreat : conclusions.