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FORTHCOMING Cyber Dragon FORTHCOMING

The Rise of Inside China’s The New China-Russia
the American Information Warfare Alignment
Security State and Cyber Operations Critical Challenges
DEAN CHENG
The National Security Act of to U.S. Security
1947 and the Militarization RICHARD WEITZ
of U.S. Foreign Policy
M. KENT BOLTON

November 2016, 290pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
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Print: 978-1-4408-4319-8 This book provides a framework for
$75.00, £58.00, €69.00 assessing China’s extensive cyber
eBook: 978-1-4408-4320-4 espionage efforts and multi-decade This volume identifies the main drivers
modernization of its military, not of the current Sino-Russian relationship,
This book examines the impact of the only identifying the “what” but also assesses whether—and under what
National Security Act of 1947, the most addressing the “why” behind China’s conditions—China and Russia would
important foreign policy legislation that focus on establishing information cooperate more extensively and
many Americans (including policymakers dominance as a key component of its effectively against American interests,
and academics) have never heard of. military efforts. and recommends U.S. policies that could
prevent such an outcome.
FEATURES FEATURES FEATURES
• Surveys U.S. foreign policy in the Cold • Provides a detailed overview and
War and post-Cold War eras through thorough analysis of Chinese cyber • Identifies the challenges Americans
the careful and consistent evaluation activities would confront if Russia and China
of 14 case studies • Makes extensive use of Chinese- continue to align more closely
together against the United States
• Examines the National Security Act of language materials, much of which and its allies and what interests would
1947 (and subsequent amendments) has not been utilized in the existing be most affected
and its main creations that have Western literature on the subject
propelled the United States into being • Enables a better understanding of • Examines the variables that have
the interventionist nation it is today Chinese computer espionage by most affected ties between China and
placing it in the context of broader Russia and could plausibly continue to
Chinese information warfare activities affect the Sino-Russian relationship
M. KENT BOLTON is professor of
political science and global studies at
California State University San Marcos DEAN CHENG is senior research RICHARD WEITZ, PhD, is senior fellow
(CSUSM). fellow for Chinese political and security and director of the Center for Political-
affairs in the Asia Studies Center at the Military Analysis at Hudson Institute,
Heritage Foundation. Washington, DC.

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