Russia 'perfecting' China's sabotage tactics for war against West

Dr Sari Arho Havrén, a associate fellow at the Rusi think-tank and China analyst, said the tactics are “perfect tools” to attack the “vulnerabilities of open, democratic and rule of law societies” because Russia and China can work together to weaken Western nations while simultaneously maintain a “plausible deniability”. She told The i Paper: “China and Russia have deepened their co-operation and co-ordination on all areas, and not least on security and militarily. Russia’s experience with disinformation, cyber attacks, and sabotage in Ukraine and Europe complements China’s economic coercion, cyber operations, and grey zone tactics against Taiwan.