Tag Archives: China

National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers has told the House Intelligence Committee that countries like China have cyber capabilities that could potentially disrupt U.S. infrastructure systems, Reuters reported Thursday. Patricia Zengerle writes that Rogers pointed in his testimony to cyber attacks that focus on invading and conducting reconnaissance on computer networks. “What concerns us …

Adm. Samuel Locklear, the U.S. Pacific Command’s chief, said U.S. and Chinese military personnel engaged in open dialogue following close encounters between the two nations’ aerial and naval vehicles, DoD News reported Thursday. Nick Simeone writes the latest midair incident occurred on Aug. 19, when a Chinese fighter approached within …

Rear Adm. Paul Becker, director for intelligence on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. must increase its understanding of China’s strategy, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Colin Clark writes that Becker has pointed to China’s objectives, campaigns and overarching strategy as key to support intelligence decision-makers. Becker, who spoke at …

Ernest McDuffie, head of the U.S. National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, said many Chinese universities are looking to follow a U.S. government-approved cybersecurity training program, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Aliya Sternstein writes that China-based colleges plan to emulate the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance program, run by the …

Some industry analysts said that China appears to be developing a new missile weapon system that could incapacitate navigation and communication satellites, Defense News reported Monday. Wendell Minnick writes U.S. officials believed that China’s third “anti-missile” test last month was part of an anti-satellite development program. “This latest space interceptor …

U.S. officials have urged China to cease development of anti-satellite capabilities after their assessments revealed the Asian country has recently tested an anti-satellite missile, SpaceNews reported Monday. Mike Gruss reports that defense and intelligence officials see such weaponry as threats to U.S. and other nations’ space assets. “We call on China to refrain …

Hackers based in China broke into the Office of Personnel Management‘s computer networks in March and the government believes they wanted to access data on security clearances, the New York Times reported Wednesday. A Department of Homeland Security official confirmed the infiltration and said that authorities found no loss of “personally identifiable information,” …

China is investing heavily in military modernization as territorial disputes between the country and its neighbors continue, the Pentagon said in its annual report on the Chinese military, Defense News reported Thursday. Christopher Cavas writes that Pentagon’s 96-page document revealed that China’s annual military spending grew 5.7 percent to $119.5 …

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the ongoing tension between China and its neighboring countries over disputed islands could have a destabilizing effect on the Asia-Pacific region, BBC reported Saturday. Hagel told an audience at a summit in Singapore Saturday that the U.S. will not ignore any actions that …

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman said the government needs to more carefully consider its response to intellectual property theft, Politico reported Sunday. Nick Gass writes Huntsman called last week’s indictment of five Chinese nationals for cybertheft a largely “symbolic” gesture that will not gain much traction in stopping …