156 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

China’s emergence as a major global power is reshaping the cyber domain. The country has the world’s largest internet-user community, a growing economic footprint and increasingly capable military and intelligence services. Harnessing these assets, it is pursuing a patient, assertive foreign policy that seeks to determine how information and communications technologies are governed and deployed.... Read more
Introduction

1. Evolution of the Chinese Internet: Freedom and Control

2. Cyber Espionage

3. Military Capabilities

4. Battle for the Soul of the Internet

Conclusion

Biography

Nigel Inkster is Director of Future Conflict and Cyber Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He served for 31 years in the British Secret intelligence Service (SIS). He had postings in Asia, Latin America and Europe and worked extensively on transnational security issues. He was on the Board of SIS (commonly known as MI6) for seven years, the last two as Assistant Chief and Director for Operations and Intelligence. He graduated from St. John’s College Oxford with a first-class degree in oriental studies. His languages include Chinese and Spanish. He is the former Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Committee on Terrorism and a current member of the WEF Council on Cyber Security.

'This excellent book fills a major gap in the literature on China's future. Inkster does a superb job at examining the role of the cyber domain in facilitating China's rise. ...Highly recommended for China specialists, upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.'-- M. E. Carranza, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, CHOICE