Guizhou Expands Cyber Defense Training as Regional Hubs Prioritize Digital Warfare Readiness

The Guizhou Finance and Economics Vocational Institute has launched a formal procurement process for a sophisticated cybersecurity training environment, marking a significant step in China’s efforts to decentralize its digital defense training into the southwestern interior. The project, titled the Cybersecurity Offense and Defense Training Platform Construction, is officially registered under the project serial number P52000020260004J5 and tender number MCHC-DZ-ZG20261107. With a total budget and maximum price cap of 1,055,000 yuan, approximately US$146,000, the initiative reflects a growing national mandate to equip vocational students with high-level technical combat skills in the digital domain. The mountains of Guizhou province have long…