Chinese Cyberspace Operations: Leadership Tasking, Commercial Support, and TTPs

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  • By US Cyber Command


How does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People's Liberation Army (PLA) senior leadership task its various government and proxy cyber-actors? As part of this broader operational ecosystem, how does China leverage commercial entities to specifically support its cyberspace operations? Furthermore, at the operational and tactical levels, what are the CCP/PLA's tactics, techniques, procedures, and standard operating procedures for both military and civilian government responses to cyber incidents, and how do these various CCP/PLA cyber teams cooperate with each other?