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Xinhua republished a People’s Daily report that discussed how the U.S. media accuse China’s hackers of attacking the websites of the U.S. government and U.S. companies and stealing confidential information. The U.S. regards this as an “Internet cold war.”

According to Xinhua a Chinese scholar, Meng Wei, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, “The U.S. understands the importance of the Internet to national security very well; it regards the Internet as a new strategic space. Out of consideration for its national interests, the U.S. hopes to control others via its first mover advantage on the Internet. At the same time, the U.S. has also increased its defensive mentality and even takes other countries as hypothetical enemies in order to control its administrative power over the Internet. The U.S. is highly dependent on the Internet, but the government pays little attention to prevention or to the administration of Intent security. Accusing other countries of posing Internet threats can also shift the public’s attention and transfer the responsibility to others.”

Source: Xinhua, December 16, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-12/16/c_111248112.htm

On December 12, 2011, PLA’s Academy of Military Sciences (AMS) launched a Non-war Military Operations Research Center. The State, the Central Military Commission (CMC), the PLA general headquarters and PLA departments, and the AMS will assign the research that the center will conduct; the center will also be available for consultations. The research center will keep abreast of the latest research achievements and cutting-edge developments at home and abroad so as to increase China’s quick-reaction capability on theoretical research in non-war military operations such as counter-terrorism, stability maintenance, disaster relief, protection of interests and security, international peacekeeping, international relief, joint military exercises, and other theoretical research.

Source: China News Service, December 12, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2011/12-12/3526428.shtml

Major General Luo Yuan, deputy secretary of the Chinese Society of Military Science, responded to the question, "Facing the recent conflicts with neighboring countries, what attitude should China have?" Luo said the answer was discussed at the Chinese Navy Communist Party Congress held on December 6, 2011. According to Luo, “‘China does not want to go to war,’ but that is only half right. The other half is that ‘China Does Not Lack the Will to Fight for its Fundamental Interests either.’” “At present, most of the neighboring countries are not capable of forcing China to enter into a war. However, (China) must be prepared because these countries may incite conflicts and get the United States involved. … Only by being prepared for a medium sized war, can we stop a small war. Only by being prepared for a big war, can we stop a medium sized war. Only by being prepared for involvement with a strong enemy can we stop a small enemy from being too arrogant and aggressive.”

Source: Xinhua, December 9, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-12/09/c_122398937.htm

A special commentary in the International Herald Leader stated that to become a strong power in the Pacific, China should build its own Pacific Fleet. The article acknowledged that, compared to U.S. activities in the Pacific, China’s naval military exercises are too few and far between. “The objective of the U.S. and Japan is obvious; it is to contain and oppress China and to ensure the dominance of the U.S. and Japan in the Western Pacific region.”

The commentary stated, “The Pacific is not someone’s ‘private swimming pool.’” “Mutual respect, cooperation, and mutual benefit” can only occur when we have a strong Chinese navy. “On condition of anonymity a military expert pointed out that China should build its own Pacific Fleet, and that only then can China become a true power in the ocean and its navy be a true ‘blue water force.’”

Source: International Herald Leader reprinted by Xinhua, December 5, 2011;
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2011-12/05/c_131284309.htm

On December 6, 2011, Hu Jintao met with senior naval officials in Beijing. At the meeting, Hu stressed the “need to accelerate the transformation of naval buildup, to expand and deepen the preparedness for military struggles, to push forward with modernization of the Navy, and to make new and greater contributions to national security and world peace.”

On December 5, 2011, a separate meeting was held in in Beijing dealing with Chinese military equipment, with the main task being “to fully develop military equipment during the Twelfth Five-Year-Plan Period, to unify thinking, clarify requirements, and advance the scientific development of weaponry and equipment to a new starting point.

Source: Xinhua, December 6, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-12/06/c_111221604.htm

According to China News, on November 22, 2011, the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) established a Strategic Planning Department.

Under the General Staff Headquarters, the newly founded PLA Strategic Planning Department’s main functions include studying critical strategic issues, drafting plans and reform proposals for the PLA’s development, submitting suggestions on the allocation of the PLA’s strategic resources and overall management, coordinating cross-headquarters and cross-field issues, and examining and evaluating the implementation of plans for the PLA’s development.

Source: China News Service, November 22, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2011/11-22/3479037.shtml

According to Chen Yachang, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering and deputy chief designer of the China-Russia joint Mars explorer, in addition to launching the Shenzhou spacecraft series and the near-earth space station, China will continue to launch probes to explore outer space, including Mars, Venus, and Jupiter.

Source: Guangming Daily, November 17, 2011
http://tech.gmw.cn/2011-11/17/content_2988422.htm

Globe, a magazine under Xinhua News Agency, recently published an article that painted a picture of how future wars will be fought. The battlefields, whether on land and sea or in the air and in space, would be integrated and the different army branches would have to blend into each other to form a unified force. It would require extremely powerful computing capabilities and models. The author thought that cloud computing would be the most suitable to handle the functions for central command. Cloud computing offers the best model for information and resource sharing, which translates into better coordination, as well as a competitive advantage. The article also pointed out that cloud computing is very useful for simulating wars for training purposes, which is especially helpful for countries that cannot constantly deploy their military in real wars like the United States does.

Source: Xinhua, October 25, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/globe/2011-10/25/c_131211905.htm