It’s hard to know precisely when China’s gray war began, but we can see the doctrinal basis for that war taking shape in 1999 and 2003. The Six Fronts of China's Gray WarBeijing has evolved its original “Three Warfares” doctrine and is now waging a coordinated gray war across six interconnected fronts. This front of the gray war aims to weaken America from within, creating systemic brittleness and giving Beijing coercive leverage in a crisis. Disrupting China's Gray War and Imposing CostsRecognizing that we are in a gray war is the first, foundational step. The challenge posed by China’s gray war is formidable, but it is not insurmountable.