Information Warfare Takes Center Stage in Chinese Military Restructuring

Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia and He Weidong (front), swears an oath with members of the Central Military Commission after they were appointed during the fourth plenary session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, in Beijing on March 11, 2024. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

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With its restructuring of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to advance its position against the United States in the arena of information warfare.