The “Gray Zone” Conflicts in China- U.S. Relations: From a Geopolitical Perspective
Journal: International Journal of Education and Humanities
Year: 2024

The “gray zone”, referring to actions below the threshold of war, is also known to as hybrid threats, sharp power, political warfare, malign influence, irregular warfare, and modern deterrence. Recently, there has been a good deal of discussion about China- U.S. “gray zone” conflicts. These conflicts can be best characterized as activity that is coercive and aggressive in nature, but that is deliberately designed to beyond conventional military conflict and open interstate war. Although the Unit