To Win without Fighting: Defining China's Political Warfare

Abstract

The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is at war with the world. Chief among the PRCs weapons in its fight against the United States and many of its allies and partner nations are complex, unrelenting political warfare campaigns, often waged with difficult-to-recognize strategies, tactics, techniques, and procedures. This article will underscore the terms and definitions needed to understand PRC political warfare and offer a historical overview of the PRCs development of its political warfare capabilities. A solid understanding of both subjects will help American institutions and citizens alike strengthen their ability to identify, deter, counter, and defeat the PRC political warfare threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 2020
Accession Number
AD1109751

Entities

People

  • Kerry K. Gershaneck

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • History
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Propaganda
  • Southeast Asia
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies