The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has warned of cyberattacks launched by “Western anti-China forces” in a leaked internal document. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued by a municipal agency of Tieling city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. The document was dated June 19, 2020, three-and-a-half months before the CCP’s centenary. The document, obtained by The Epoch Times, was intended for internal circulation within agencies of the Chinese regime. The goal was for the agencies to “clearly understand the extreme importance and complexity of cybersecurity ahead of the anniversary.” The agencies were required to be politically, financially, and technologically prepared for any cybersecurity incidents. The Internet Is an Important Battleground The document starts by saying that the goal of “the Western anti-China forces” and “a certain Western country” is to “overthrow the CCP’s rule and stop the ‘revival’ of the Chinese nation” by all means possible. It …