A coalition of the unwilling? Chinese and Russian perspectives on cyberspace
Journal: Leiden Repository (Leiden University)
Year: 2019

China and Russia have distinct views on the global order and the role of cyber therein, expressed in a conceptual vocabulary that has received little scholarly attention. This vocabulary is also used to frame their concerns and fears about cyber-borne threats. The approaches and policies of Russia and China are often married together under the heading of “the Sino-Russian approach”. This rings true not only in cybersecurity and -defence related discourse, but in West vs. East geopolitics in gene