The People's Republic of China is a one-party Marxist-Leninist state ruled exclusively by the Communist Party of China (CCP), making it one of the last countries in the world to be ruled by the Communist Party. China's constitution states that the PRC “is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on an alliance of workers and peasants” and that public institutions “should follow the principle of democratic centralism. The body of the constitution also states that “The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CCP).”
Published in Chapter:
China's Cyber Security Policy and the Democratic World
Irakli Kervalishvili (Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8846-1.ch015
Abstract
In the modern world, transferring data into digital format, electronic commerce, social media, and receiving public services through online platforms are very relevant. The more states become dependent on cyberspace, the more reasons and means hostile actors have for cyberattacks, stealing and distorting information, and paralyzing systems. We must keep in mind that cyber security is not only about computer programming and information technology. Cyber security is a vital part of national security, as cyber-attacks target people, public opinion, and public and business sectors. China is indeed quite an aggressive cyber actor, but there is another, non-democratic state that has much greater economic-technological resources, ambition, and aspiration for cyber expansionism.