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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2188873/chinas-head-start-cyberwarfare-leaves-us-and
Opinion/ United States

China’s head start in cyberwarfare leaves the US and others playing catch-up

  • Xi Jinping’s foresight that the future is digital helped China push ahead in the race to harness the power of the internet, much of it in covert operations, to sharpen its military edge and economic competitiveness
Illustration: Craig Stephens

From the time he assumed power in 2012, President Xi Jinping made it clear how important a role he believed the internet would play in China’s future.

To his credit, he recognised that the future is digital, and that those countries that can get ahead and stay ahead in the race for digital supremacy would hold a natural advantage in global economic competition. He set China on a path that would help ensure its future economic competitiveness by harnessing the power of the internet.