China rhetoric raises threat concerns

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China rhetoric raises threat concerns
By Bill Gertz
Friday, March 5, 2010

Recent statements by Chinese military officials are raising concerns among U.S. analysts that the communist government in Beijing is shifting its oft-stated “peaceful rise” policy toward an aggressive, anti-U.S. posture.

The most recent sign appeared with the publication of a government-approved book by Senior Col. Liu Mingfu that urges China to “sprint” toward becoming the world’s most powerful state.

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2 China Schools Said to Be Tied to Online Attacks

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2 China Schools Said to Be Tied to Online Attacks
By JOHN MARKOFF and DAVID BARBOZA
Published: February 18, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation.

They also said the attacks, aimed at stealing trade secrets and computer codes and capturing e-mail of Chinese human rights activists, may have begun as early as April, months earlier than previously believed. Google announced on Jan. 12 that it and other companies had been subjected to sophisticated attacks that probably came from China.

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Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks

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Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: February 4, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has turned to the National Security Agency for technical assistance to learn more about the computer network attackers who breached the company’s cybersecurity defenses last year, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said Thursday.

The collaboration between Google, the world’s largest search engine company, and the federal agency in charge of global electronic surveillance raises both civil liberties issues and new questions about how much Google knew about the electronic thefts it experienced when it stated last month that it might end its business operations in China, where it said the attacks originated. The agreement was first reported on Wednesday evening by The Washington Post.

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China hackers molest Taiwan gov’t Web sites

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China hackers molest Taiwan gov’t Web sites
November 20, 2004 0:00 am TWN, The China Post staff

Government agencies responsible for information security operations yesterday revealed that cyberspace attackers, allegedly mainly from China, mounted more than 5,000 assaults on various government websites in the last two months.

They urged all public and private organizations to step up security measures to fend off the attacks due to the upcoming crucial legislative election next month.

Officials of the ad hoc information security task force of the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) said cyberspace attackers launched a new wave of attack on Taiwan Web sites on the Internet during the period around presidential inauguration on May 20.

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China hackers molest Taiwan gov’t Web sites

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China hackers molest Taiwan gov’t Web sites
Updated Saturday, November 20, 2004 0:00 am TWN, The China Post staff

Government agencies responsible for information security operations yesterday revealed that cyberspace attackers, allegedly mainly from China, mounted more than 5,000 assaults on various government websites in the last two months.

They urged all public and private organizations to step up security measures to fend off the attacks due to the upcoming crucial legislative election next month.

Officials of the ad hoc information security task force of the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) said cyberspace attackers launched a new wave of attack on Taiwan Web sites on the Internet during the period around presidential inauguration on May 20.

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