Persuasion Pathways: How USINDOPACOM can Operationalize Information to Win the Competition in the South China Sea

Abstract

The coercive policies implemented by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to achieve its territorial ambition in the South China Sea are well documented. An information-centric strategy can impose reputational costs on China by bringing international attention to its predatory ambitions and activities in order to compel the PRC to moderate its behaviors. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command can support this broader information campaign to curtail People's Liberation Army and Navy adventurism in the South China Sea by changing the paradigm for how the combatant command staff plans and synchronizes communication across its area of responsibility, demonstrating a persistent presence of a capable military force in the region, and strengthening partner networks.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105275

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