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U.S. allegations of China hacking disingenuous and self-defeating

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Editor’s note: Andy Mok is a research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author’s opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.

The Biden administration has scored a diplomatic victory of sorts by strong-arming the EU, NATO and a handful of other countries into blaming China for the Microsoft exchange server hack that was revealed early this year and patched in March. But beyond the verbiage, there is no real substance behind the allegations. In fact, these allegations are only the latest installment of the administration’s doomed-to-fail ideological crusade to confront and contain China with a shaky coalition of the unwilling.

We must recognize that cybersecurity is indeed an increasingly important concern for individuals, companies, businesses and governments around the world with Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, estimating millions of unique viruses in the wild today. Also, cyber-warfare has not only become a legitimate means of combat but perhaps even the arena in which the fate of nations will be decided. As such, any country that values its sovereignty must ensure that it possesses balanced and effective capabilities in cyber-warfare are sufficient to meet the geopolitical challenges which it faces.

And so, when I say that there is no substance behind these allegations, I am not offering an opinion or verdict on whether or not any Chinese-affiliated entities conducted these hacks. Instead, I am saying that the blame levied by the U.S. against China is disingenuous and hypocritical in a self-defeating way.

In fact, the U.S. has been the most aggressive and reckless in developing and deploying offensive cyber-capabilities. For example, ECHELON, which began in the late 1960s as a way to monitor the military and diplomatic communications of the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies during the Cold War, subsequently morphed into a worldwide electronic system to conduct mass surveillance by surreptitiously intercepting and examining private and commercial communications.

And these capabilities were also used…

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China hits back at ‘fabricated’ US hacking allegations

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China’s government has denied being responsible for cyberattacks against Western nations after the United States and its close allies accused it of a global cyberespionage campaign.



Chinese diplomats said the evidence surrounding China’s virtual wrongdoing was incomplete, while calling the US’s allegations 'hypocritical' saying that the US was the main source of hacks globally [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

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Chinese diplomats said the evidence surrounding China’s virtual wrongdoing was incomplete, while calling the US’s allegations ‘hypocritical’ saying that the US was the main source of hacks globally [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

The group of nations alleged on Monday that Beijing has been the mastermind behind a series of malicious ransomware, data theft and cyberespionage attacks against public and private entities, including a sprawling hack in March on Microsoft Exchange, a top email server for corporations around the world.

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Separately, the US Department of Justice said four Chinese nationals had been charged with hacking the computers of dozens of companies, universities and government bodies in the US and abroad between 2011 and 2018.

China hit back on Tuesday, calling the allegations of a Beijing-supported cyberattack campaign “fabricated” and demanded Washington drop the charges against the four Chinese nationals.

“The United States ganged up with its allies to make unwarranted accusations against Chinese cybersecurity,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing. “This was made up out of thin air and confused right and wrong. It is purely a smear and suppression with political motives.”

“China will never accept this,” Zhao said, though he gave no indication of possible retaliation.

Citing what he said was Chinese cybersecurity research, Zhao accused the US. Central Intelligence Agency of carrying out hacking attacks on China’s aerospace research facilities, oil industry, internet companies and government agencies over an 11-year period.

Those attacks “severely compromised” national and economic security, Zhao said.

“China once again strongly demands that the United States and its allies stop cyber theft and attacks against China, stop throwing mud at China on cybersecurity issues and withdraw the so-called prosecution,” he said. “China will take necessary measures to firmly…

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China: Spying allegations against NYC cop ‘pure fabrication’ – ABC News

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  1. China: Spying allegations against NYC cop ‘pure fabrication’  ABC News
  2. US charges NY police officer with spying for China  Al Jazeera English
  3. NYPD officer charged with spying on Tibetan immigrants for China  The Guardian
  4. NYPD officer charged with spying for China  BBC News
  5. New York City police officer spied on fellow Tibetans for China, prosecutors charge  CNBC
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Huawei fires Chinese employee arrested in Poland on spying allegations – The Washington Post

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  1. Huawei fires Chinese employee arrested in Poland on spying allegations  The Washington Post
  2. Poland Arrests 2, Including Huawei Employee, Accused of Spying for China  The New York Times
  3. Chinese Huawei Executive Is Charged With Espionage in Poland  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Huawei employee arrested, accused of “high-level espionage” for China  Ars Technica
  5. The Latest: Poland spying suspect held top cyber jobs  ABC News
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