# Qiangwang **Domain:** Cybersecurity competition / China **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Qiangwang** is a Chinese elite cyber competition associated with mimic-defense research and links to military and laboratory ecosystems. ## Significance It is evidence of competitive tasking used to exercise and identify technical capability, not proof that every competitor enters military service. ## 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/Chinese CTF Ecosystem|Chinese CTF Ecosystem]] · [[wiki/Purple Mountain Laboratory|Purple Mountain Laboratory]] · [[wiki/Peoples Liberation Army|Peoples Liberation Army]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]