Asymmetric Warfare: How Beijing exploits the West’s weaknesses

The West and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are engaged in an asymmetric struggle, but only one side fully understands the game. While the U.S. and its allies focus on military and economic dominance, the CCP plays by a different set of rules—leveraging its entire population as a strategic asset. Instead of direct military confrontation, Beijing weaponizes its people to infiltrate, manipulate, and exploit Western societies. This imbalance gives China an advantage that many in the West fail to recognize. To win this battle, the West must redefine its approach to warfare and develop countermeasures that include the CCP’s most powerful tool—its people.