Category: tech War

China’s Bid for Russian Assault Helicopters a Threat to Taiwan: Experts

The Chinese military is reportedly set to purchase at least three dozen Russian attack helicopters to improve its amphibious assault capabilities. The deal would mark the third largest Sino-Russian arms trade ever and would bolster China’s capacity for a potential assault on Taiwan, as well as power projection across the Indo-Pacific more generally. It is…


Suspected Chinese Hacker Group Targets Media and Government in India, Report Says

A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has infiltrated three entities in India—a media conglomerate, a police department, and a government agency holding personal information of over a billion locals—according to a new report. The Insikt Group, a threat research arm of U.S.-based cybersecurity company Recorded Future, published the report on Sept. 21, saying China had…


Polish Gene Project Moves to Drop Chinese Tech Over Data Concerns

WARSAW—A European Union-funded project to build a genomic map of Poland plans to drop gene-sequencing technology from China’s BGI Group over concerns about data security, one of the project’s leaders told Reuters. The Genomic Map of Poland’s concerns stem from questions over how Polish genomic data may be used that relate to national security, said…


CCP Pushes Misinformation on Foreign Cyberattacks in Leaked Internal Document

A leaked document shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been disseminating misinformation about cybersecurity inside China. It overstates the severity of cyberattacks targeting the Chinese regime or businesses and claims that “a certain Western country” is waging a cyberwar on China. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued…


CCP Says Western Forces Launching Cyberattacks on China: Internal Document

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has warned of cyberattacks launched by “Western anti-China forces” in a leaked internal document. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued by a municipal agency of Tieling city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. The document was dated June 19, 2020, three-and-a-half months before the CCP’s centenary….


Security Experts Call for Ban on AI Transfers to China

American tech companies continue to build artificial intelligence (AI) research labs in mainland China, despite the ability of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to co-opt any research they do for its own purposes, military and otherwise, experts warn. The experts believe the only way to ensure a halt in the growth of the CCP’s AI capabilities…


China Will Soon Surpass Russia as a Nuclear Threat, Senior US Military Official Says

WASHINGTON—China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States’ top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday, warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas Bussiere, the deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command,…


LIVE NOW: What’s Behind China’s Cyberwar?

There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat? How does the cyber theft system…


Special LIVE Q&A Webinar: What’s Behind China’s Cyberwar?

There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat? How does the cyber theft system…


BGI’s Goal: Gather Genetic Data Worldwide to Build a Database for the CCP’s Military (Part 3)

News Analysis This is the third of three articles that introduce readers to the research and mission of BGI Group, China’s leading genome sequencing company with customers around the globe. Its research involves collecting, studying, and altering human and animal genes to facilitate such things as biochemical weapons development and even customizing humans. The media in Great…