The rise of China as a superpower has been rapid and strategic, with the CCP pursuing global domination by weaponizing tech, media and social media. The CCP literally outlined the plan, in its 1999 study titled “Unrestricted Warfare,” published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which serves as an intellectual guide for China’s communist leaders. It discusses full-spectrum warfare, in which even otherwise innocuous tools – e.g., weather balloons and lawyer jargon – can be weaponized to degrade American capabilities.
The Big Chinese Balloon ( remember that) which recently passed within intel-gathering distance of critical North American defense installations, was not just blowing in the wind. The CCP’s and PLA’s calculated military itinerary tells the world that the CCP was [likely] spying on America’s ICBM silo fields, strategic bomber bases, key global logistics hubs and major Army and USAF headquarters. Many are arguing that it was a War Mission, and NOT a pre-War mission.
In the pursuit of global domination, China has of course also weaponized its legal system to steal technology. How? Well, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. and EU officials accuse China of using its courts and patent panels to undermine foreign intellectual-property rights and help Chinese businesses. China’s courts are kangaroo courts for stealing IP, say some! Beijing’s lawfare is calculated and synchronized, with the EU suing China for attempting to bar European companies from protecting their patents in courts outside China.
Chapter 2 of “Unrestricted Warfare” even discusses various types of warfare that China can use to attack the U.S. without risking a military counterattack. One of these is Drug Warfare, which involves “obtaining sudden and huge illicit profits by spreading disaster in other countries.” Beijing’s delivery system for this weapon is through Mexican cartels, as evidenced by the current fentanyl crisis in the U.S.
Other options outlined in the study include Psychological Warfare, Smuggling Warfare, Media Warfare, International Law Warfare, Resources Warfare, Economic Aid Warfare and Cultural Warfare. Each of these types of warfare serves a specific purpose in the fight for global domination. For example, Media Warfare involves “manipulating what people see and hear in order to lead public opinion along.” This is evident in the billions of dollars that Beijing has spent on influencing Hollywood and social media. The China-sourced TikTok app is popular among American teenagers, but it is also a potential route for spying and disseminating propaganda.
