21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare

APPENDIX C: CHINA’S INFORMIZATION CAMPAIGN

In 2006, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) mandated an “informatization development strategy” known more simply by the term “informatization”.

Here is the complete text of the official State Informatization Development Strategy (2006–20), as decreed and published by General Office of the CPC Central Committee and General Office of the State Council:

“The goals for informatization development in the next 15 years are: providing information infrastructure nationwide; strengthening capacities of independent innovation of information technology; optimizing the information industry structure; improving information security; making effective progress on building more information-oriented national economy ...