A Report on China's Internet Traffic 'Hijacking'

A new report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission cites an April incident in which a portion of Internet traffic was rerouted to Chinese servers, raising cybersecurity concerns. This type of error is uncommon but not unprecedented. Yet even if it were intentional, the rerouting would not necessarily yield much sensitive information. The real significance of the incident is that it has captured the attention of U.S. lawmakers, who are increasingly interested in drafting legislation to bolster Internet security and increasingly suspicious of China.