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China: Pushing Ahead of the Cyberwarfare Pack

Mar 2, 2009 | 15:27 GMT

Customers at an Internet bar in Beijing, Jan. 15

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Summary

With its vast population and internal-security concerns, China could well have the most extensive and aggressive cyberwarfare capability in the world. This may bode well for China as it strives to become a global power, but it does not engender a business-friendly environment for foreign companies and individuals in China, where there is no such thing as proprietary information. From within or without, defending against China's cyberwarfare capability is a daunting task.

In China, no information is sacred, particularly for foreign companies and individuals operating inside the country....

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