China: Creating New Cyber ​​Defense Force to ‘Win Modern Wars’

China has announced the birth of a new cyber defense force within the military, called the “Information Support Force” (“Information Support Force” according to the official name in English), “strategic branch» of the armed forces, Wu Qian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Defense, said on Friday evening.

The result of the restructuring of the Cyber ​​Defense Forces, the creation of this entity is “the main decision» meant to strengthen »the cause of building a strong army“. No details have been revealed about the precise tasks of this new branch of the military, but Wu Qian presented that it has “great responsibility” in “the ability to fight and win modern wars“.

Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed his “hearty congratulations» during the big ceremony on Friday that he attended on the occasion of the creation of these cyber defense forces, state television announced CCTV.

Delay has caught up

Beijing has gradually caught up with Western armies in recent decades. Its defense budget grows in line with economic development. Today the second largest military in the world in terms of expenditure, which is still three times smaller than that of the United States, China has become a major military power in Asia.

A phenomenon that arouses the distrust of Washington and the concern of several neighboring countries. Because China has several territorial disputes, notably with Japan over control of islands in the East China Sea and with the Philippines, which it disputes over islands and reefs in the South China Sea. The Asian giant also claims the island of Taiwan and maintains a border dispute with India.