Building China into a Cyber Superpower

This book provides a comprehensive look into China's emerging cyberspace strategy. It highlights the prime drivers of China's desire to be a cyber superpower and discusses the ways in which China is turning resources into cyber power. The book analyses China's domestic cyber policy initiatives, strategy documents, censorship measures, and the rationale behind its strong advocacy for sovereignty in cyberspace. It examines China's position on the prominent issues of cyberspace governance, norms and security in cyberspace, and key diplomatic initiatives. The book also discusses next-generation networks, artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, and cyber warfare. An important contribution to the study of China's cyber policy, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations,Chinese digitalisation, security studies, Chinese politics, international security, Chinese foreign policy, and Chinese economy. It will also be useful to the policymakers and corporate professionals engaged with China's digital sphere.

Munish Sharma currently works as an advisor on cyber and emerging technology areas at a foreign diplomatic mission in New Delhi. He has worked in the private sector, held a research position at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India, and consulted with India's Ministry of External Affairs. He has a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Acknowledgements viii Abbreviations ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Cyber power: Concept and framework 7 3 China's tryst with cyberspace Priorities and perspectives 27 4 China's cyber diplomacy: Going global with China's version of cyber governance 70 5 Emerging digital technologies: China's great leap forward 102 6 China's cyber force: Preparing the PLA for "informatized war" 139 7 Conclusion 175 References 181 Index 220 -