China-U.S. Relations In Cyberspace: Conflicts And Cooperation

As the Internet has incorporated a wide range of areas such as politics,economy and military,nations around the world are increasingly dependent and placing more emphasis on it.Therefore,cyber security,a type of non-traditional security,has become an indispensable part of national security.China and the U.S.are the world's largest developing and developedcountries respectively,their relationship in cyber realm is not only of significance to bilateral relations,but also to the world's peace and stability in cyberspace.The current picture of China-U.S.relations in cyberspace shows the coexistence of conflicts and cooperation,with the former as the mainstream.This thesis,taking China-U.S.relations in cyberspace as its theme,reviews the evolution of China-U.S.relations in cyber realm;it analyzes the current problems and reasons behind them,and predicts the future of China-U.S.relations in cyber realm.The conclusion of this thesis is that although cyber war has emerged and shown its destructiveness,it is still controllable;besides,the conflicts between the two nations in cyberspace won't be eradicated soon,and will probably exist as “lesser hot-spot” issues.Then this thesis tries to put forward feasible suggestions for cooperation at present,so as to explore approaches for future cooperation.