# Chinese CTF Ecosystem **Domain:** Cybersecurity / Talent pipelines **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition The **Chinese CTF ecosystem** is the network of hacking competitions, universities, firms, ministries, and laboratories through which vulnerability research and cybersecurity talent are identified and circulated in China. ## Significance The ecosystem is documented as a pipeline; participation alone does not prove intelligence tasking. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/capture-the-flag-the-cybersecurity-challenge-to-china/) ## Routes [[wiki/Wangding Cup|Wangding Cup]] · [[wiki/Qiangwang|Qiangwang]] · [[wiki/CSET|CSET]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]