{"id":12543,"date":"2012-03-08T18:03:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-03-08T18:03:48","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T18:03:48","slug":"China-s-cyberwarfare-skills-a-threat-to-US","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12543","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s cyberwarfare skills a threat to US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China&#8217;s cyber warfare capabilities would pose a danger to US military forces in the event of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report by a US congressional advisory panel released yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report by defense contractor Northrop Grumman for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) has placed great emphasis on what is known as &#8220;information confrontation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chinese capabilities in computer network operations have advanced sufficiently to pose genuine risk to US military operations in the event of a conflict,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The 135-page report outlined a possible scenario in the event of a US defense of self-governing Taiwan &#8212; which Beijing considers to be a part of its territory awaiting reunification &#8212; from Chinese military attack.<\/p>\n<p>The 135-page report outlined a possible scenario in the event of a US defense of self-governing Taiwan &#8212; which Beijing considers to be a part of its territory awaiting reunification &#8212; from Chinese military attack.<\/p>\n<p>This has the potential to cause the &#8220;catastrophic failure of systems and networks supporting critical infrastructure for national security or public safety,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um yeah, we don&#8217;t want to start having words with China!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Source <a 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