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Taiwan

Disinformation, Annexation, & Deterrence: Why the CCP Is More Likely to Subvert Taiwan Than Invade

Libby Lange, Doowan Lee Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 8:01 AM

While analysts focus on military means the PLA may employ to invade Taiwan, most miss the significance of disinformation and cyber disruption the CCP exploits to set the conditions for a political annexation much like what happened in Crimea.

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China

Evolutions in the U.S. Chinese-Hacking Indictment Strategy

Jakob Bund Fri, Apr 3, 2020, 8:00 AM

A comparative reading of the 2014 and 2020 People’s Liberation Army indictments suggests the United States is now using indictments to pursue a range of independent objectives with audiences beyond China’s leadership.

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Water Wars

Water Wars: Two Collisions in Two Months; China Prods U.S. While Navy Investigates

Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant Fri, Aug 25, 2017, 12:00 PM

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in the Straits of Malacca at 5:24 am local time on Monday morning, resulting in one confirmed U.S. Navy casualty, nine sailors still missing, and several others injured.

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