The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has set up “information warfare” units to create viruses for use in attacking enemy computer systems and networks, according to a Department of Defense report released Friday. “The People’s Liberation Army is pursuing comprehensive transformation from a mass army designed for protracted wars of attrition on its territory to one capable of fighting and winning short-duration, high-intensity conflicts against high-tech adversaries — which China refers to as ‘local wars under conditions of informatization,'” the report said.
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Report: Cyberwarfare at Heart of China’s Military Strategy
Posted by: Katherine Noyes May 29, 2007 01:59 PMThe Chinese People’s Liberation Army has set up “information warfare” units to create viruses for use in attacking enemy computer systems and networks, according to a Department of Defense report released Friday. “The People’s Liberation Army is pursuing comprehensive transformation from a mass army designed for protracted wars of attrition on its territory to one capable of fighting and winning short-duration, high-intensity conflicts against high-tech adversaries — which China refers to as ‘local wars under conditions of informatization,'” the report said.