Sino-US Cyber Warfare
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2021
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UMT.lahore
Abstract
This thesis highlights the increasing need of cyber capability for defense of states in the
present era. It provides ample emphasize that Cyber Warfare has appeared as an essential
part of Conventional Warfare and has become a precursor of armed conflicts. This study
explains a visible shift in the National and Cyber Policies of the United States and China, the
details of available resources for Cyber Warfare to these two countries and significant
incidents of cross Cyber-Attacks. It also explains the cyber defense structures of the US and
China. in addition to it, it explores the reasons behind the Sino-US Cyber warfare and
discover the US as well as China’s objectives behind the cyber warfare. Moreover, it tries to
elucidate that regardless of close economic interdependence, why the US and China are
involved in intense Cyber Warfare against each other. Furthermore, under the Lens of
Cyber-Securitization theory of Copenhagen School, this work illuminates the steps adopted
by United States of America for Cyber Securitization and China for gaining dominance over
the US. Direct approach of Qualitative Content Analysis has been utilized for collection and
data analysis. This Tug of War in Cyber Domain has serious repercussions for the
developing nations like Pakistan, who possess borrowed technology from China and the US.
The growing interdependence in technology and geo-political policy formulation has
dragged Pakistan into a security dilemma.