China's development of a Strategic Support Force for cyber and electronic warfare is modeled on the consolidation of operations under U.S. Cyber Command, according to a new Pentagon report, which describes China's push for global dominance in cyberspace. "The establishment of the SSF may represent the first step in developing a cyber force that creates efficiencies by combining cyber reconnaissance, attack, and defense capabilities into one organization," states the Pentagon's annual report on China's military capabilities released Aug. 16. Chinese...
