China set to be declared a threat to national security
Britain and US expose scale of cyberattacks designed to undermine democracy and repress critics
Britain and the United States have accused China of launching a “prolific” global campaign of cyberattacks targeting the personal information of politicians, journalists, academics and millions of voters.
In an unprecedented joint operation to expose Chinese espionage, London and Washington revealed details of a decade-long campaign by Beijing to “repress critics, compromise government institutions, and steal trade secrets”.
In the UK ministers revealed that China had successfully gained access to a “treasure trove” of personal information in a cyberattack on Britain’s election watchdog and had attempted to spy on MPs critical of Beijing.
US authorities disclosed that a small group of Chinese hackers, known as Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT31), had compromised the emails, cloud storage and telephone call records of millions of Americans.
Britain was hoodwinked by all-seeing China
After compromising our national security in pursuit of economic opportunity, it’s time to unwind this relationship
At what point, do you think, will our diplomats and bean counters realise they have been honey-trapped? At least in terms of the UK’s political economy. For years, they have sold us the story of China as the great opportunity for Britain.
First, Beijing was the miraculous source of ultra-cheap technology to help us to cut costs. Then it became a fount of essentially free money to fund mega-investments. And then we were told the Chinese market was the great hope for high-value British service exports on a vast scale, despite the numerous barriers. Only now are we starting to count the cost of these illusions.
US and Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in more than 60 years
Biden and Kishida to announce move to counter China at White House meeting next month.
Xi Slams Technological Barriers During Dutch Premier’s Visit, US is pushing for tighter controls on sales by ASML to China, Xi warns barriers ‘only lead to division and confrontation’
Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized “technological barriers” during Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s visit to Beijing as the US pushes to tighten controls on ASML Holding NV’s chip making-equipment sales to the Asian country.
“Artificially creating technological barriers and cutting off industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “The Chinese people also have the right to legitimate development, and no forces can hinder the pace of China’s technological progress.”
Biden Counters China by Partnering Japan and the Philippines
When the two nations’ leaders visit Washington in April, they will cement a loose military partnership in the Western Pacific.
One of President Joe Biden’s top achievements has been his coalition-building prowess in the Indo-Pacific. The US has strengthened and stitched together various relationships — bilateral, trilateral, multilateral — to defend against an increasingly bellicose China. Biden seems set to notch another win next month, when he hosts the leaders of Japan and the Philippines in Washington to seal a new trilateral partnership.
Now he just needs a defense budget that is remotely equal to his ambitious diplomacy.
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