Cognitive warfare is of growing importance in the strategic debate but it is often confused with other concepts such as information warfare, cyber warfare and influence warfare. This article analyzes, first, how cognitive warfare is a different domain of operations. After a more precise understanding of what constitutes cognitive warfare, the article analyzes a very new article by Professor Liang Xiaobo who oversees strategic doctrine at the Chinese National University of Defense Technology (Changsha). This text in Mandarin is being translated into English. This article proposes, for the first time, a better understanding of the specificity of the Chinese Army's strategic doctrine regarding cognitive operations.