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With the U.S. and its allies rapidly bolstering military capabilities around Taiwan, a successful Chinese invasion, let alone an occupation, of the self-ruled island is becoming an increasingly difficult proposition.

But with the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) increasingly focused on intelligent warfare a reference to artificial intelligence-enabled military systems and operational concepts experts warn that Beijing could eventually have a new card up its sleeve: cognitive warfare.

The term refers to operations based on techniques and technologies such as AI aimed at influencing the minds of ones adversaries and shaping their decisions, thereby creating a strategically favorable environment or subduing them without a fight.

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Winning without fighting? Why China is exploring 'cognitive warfare.' - The Japan Times