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US To Slap Chinese Hackers With Sanctions Ahead Of Xi Visit
Early last month, the Obama administration made a bold decision.
The White House decided, after careful deliberations, that the cyber attack on the Office of Personnel Management was, to quote The New York Times, "so vast in scope and ambition that the usual practices for dealing with traditional espionage cases [do] not apply." In short:
This came just days after a "secret" NSA map "leaked" to the press showing the alleged frequency of cyber intrusions emanating from China. Here’s the map:
"The prizes that China pilfered during its ‘intrusions’ included everything from specifications for hybrid cars to formulas for pharmaceutical products to details about U.S. military and civilian air traffic control systems," intelligence sources told NBC, who broke the story.
We summed up six months of ridiculous back-and-forth cyber banter as follows:
The release of the map marked the culmination of a cyber attack propaganda campaign which began with accusations that North Korea had attempted to sabotage Sony, reached peak absurdity when Penn State claimed Chinese spies had taken control of the campus engineering department, and turned serious when Washington blamed China for what was deemed "the largest theft of US government data ever." Whether all of this is cause for the Pentagon to activate the 'offensive' component of its brand new cyber strategy remains to be seen.
Now, FT says the US is ready to respond to by “slapping sanctions on Chinese companies connected to the cyber theft of US intellectual property.” Furthermore, the US is apparently prepared to risk announcing the sanctions ahead of Xi Jinping’s first official visit to the US. Here’s FT:
The Obama administration has for months been preparing a raft of sanctions to respond to mounting commercial espionage from China. Three US officials said the sanctions would probably be unveiled next week, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to America.
Officials have been divided over whether the administration should impose the sanctions before the Xi visit. Proponents argue that the US needs to show China that it is serious about tackling cyber espionage. But opponents worry that such timing would seriously damage the visit.
The state department had been pushing for the sanctions to come after it, according to people familiar with the situation. But law enforcement officials argued against waiting because of the serious nature of the cyber attacks.
One official said the move would probably come next week, after the US Labour Day holiday. He said the White House wanted to avoid slapping China with sanctions immediately before the visit, to give China time to cool down before Mr Xi meets President Barack Obama in Washington.
China wants to boost Mr Xi’s status as a global leader, but his visit — which will include a 21-gun salute and a big banquet — will be overshadowed by the Pope’s, which will attract huge media coverage, and also the move to impose sanctions.
One former US official said: “The cyber sanctions could really throw a spanner in things. There is no reason to embarrass the president of China. It would crater the visit.”
Yes, "no reason to embarrass" Xi, because after all, Xi is not a man who enjoys being embarrassed. Just ask any of the 200 people who were arrested over the past week for conspiring to use the stock market selloff as an "opportunity to maliciously concoct rumors to attack [the] Party and national leaders."
So we will await the details on the first round of US "cyber sanctions" against the legions of Chinese hackers who have apparently stolen everything from the blueprints for electric cars to delicate information about America's ultra-modern airtraffic control network, and in the meantime, simply ask whether another set of "sanctions" are being prepared in response to the PLA navy's unprecedented operations off the coast of Alaska.
And meanwhile, in China...
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Google, Microsoft, Apple, CISCO etc. ?
"no reason to embarrass" Xi,
Barry pisses in all directions. It's the only place he does not discriminate.
He might piss in all directions but it lands mainly on his shoes...
Since the chinese have apparently stolen blueprints for electric cars, I hope they have also stolen some inspiration for an updated car design. The front of the car in the photo reminds me of an Opel Kapitan from 1958: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opel_Kapit%C3%A4n_P2,5_e.JPG
Didn't you hear? Chinese "goods" aren't crap - they keep all the best stuff for themselves.
Like this self-propelled podium, the "Dearleader III", armed with a four-mic turret.
So the Chinks can't upgrade to Windows 10?
Barry is gonna get us all killed before he does something useful and effective
Holy shit man, I laughed at your comment! .... How fucked up is that, seriously?
He did the (secret) TPP and forced healthcare. That has got to count for something, at least to Pelosi. </humor>
I was astounded to learn that the Chinese people cannot buy certain things that are exported to the USA. Laptop computers are a good example. I helped two Chinese people to buy laptop computers because they could not buy the ones they wanted themselves in China. One Chinese lady had never seen a food processor, and she was a well paid retired engineer in China.
Pocking the bear into its eye with a sharp stick and angering the dragon is the foreign policy of USA in short.
One may wonder about the mental health and the IQ levels of the US elites.
Many geniuses are locked up in hospitals for the criminally insane,
Some even wear white coats, but they are rarely let out either.
Isn't Reggie into watersports?
you're missing a point. Chinese people would NEVER take part in a black-lives-matter campaign. Therefore, they are on his black-list. If they were muslim, he would give them a free ride...but they don't pass that test either. So, they're are on the same crap list as light complected Americans who don't bow to Washington.
Interesting note on the Pope there.
The Chinese people would see their dear leader disgraced in front of the world. Like they need another reason to be ticked off much less us as the object of their ire.
The American people would see a guy in funny hat speaking spanish. "Squirrel!"
The Americans do not appear to be mature adults.
If China really did what the administration says they did then the visit should be very publicly cancelled. For starters.
None of this is real I think.
Also Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
Coolie?
That chink has a bitchin ride.
LMFAO...had the same thought...must be the microphones
If it's drink or die, I guess I'll have a white russian.
So the USA can conduct cyber espionage on our German allies, but we are going to sanction the Chinese for conducting espionage on us? The USA should be embarrassed by its own hypocrisy, not the Chinese.
Where da wookie be at?
Anyone else notice they've done a great job of hiding the trannie this summer?
How come? Maybe something Billie Jeff said on the golf course;)????
She had her adams apple reduced.
Again? But what can you do with the gorilla arms?
Kind of a tell if you ask me.
US against the World... Literally!
When the British lined up with a nod over AIIB what's left?...
... Just ask any of the 200 peoplewho were arrested over the past week for conspiring to use the stock market selloff...
Sorry but the way I see it, the Chinese just managed to arrest some GS & JPM operatives who were doing their game of screwing up stock markets world wide with sudden in/outflows of free money. Incidentally, this is something that the Americans themselves (SEC anybody ?) should have done a long time ago...
Those commies! How dare they treat honest capitalists in such ways?
its the Big Xi crazy US treasuries sale,10 year overstocked so out the door they go at never to be repeated prices..
Get 'em while they (and the USA) last!
Does he have one of those inflatable crazy arm thingies?
Perfect! Of course these Chinese companies will be competitors of US companies, so this offers US cover for a "soft-Tariff", and signals that Trade Wars have gone to DEFCON3.
"Say hello to China's new toys: Escobar" 9/3/15 @ http://atimes.com/
Ps. I've mentioned before that Aircraft Carriers are 'floating coffins'-- yea, they can park in port as a leap-frog station. But[t]...?
http://atimes.com/2015/09/say-hello-to-chinas-new-toys-escobar/
Just a quick reminder from good old Pepe that Western(ized) media has become so pathetic it's not even funny... Good post ! +1
So what I guess we're supposed to take away from this article that China is an overly militarized menace and the US is bending over for them? What the fuck is wrong here lately. Is a Neo con running the editorial department?
Yeah, let's take at face value the claims of a government which lies professionally and is a military menace world wide.
The Clinton administration let them steal stealth and all manner of other technologies no doubt to set them up to be a future credible threat, problem is they are probably more credible than anticipated.
Gawd I love the front-end styling of that car...
Chinese Edsel?
1952 De Soto...
crappolla. Tried to copy the URL but it extended half way to China;) howsabout:
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVjG6t.hViZgAXzEnnIlQ...
Hongqi L5
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Hongqi_L5_Auto_China...
It is sharp.
Hong-qi?
Honky.
I see what they did there.
Pimpin'! It would be totally magnificent with airjack suspension and blue led rims. Man, if I ruled a country I would do that just to take the piss of the stuffed ass leaders / elites.
His visiting to personally thank Barry and Biden for sending millions of American jobs to China the past 6 years.
I'm sorry. That all happened under Nixon and Reagan, then the rest were sent to South America/Mexico under Clinton.
Sending American jobs to China is so thirty years ago. Update your schtick.
LOL!
Zion is a scheme, not an ethnicity.
I like the Chinese Karaokemobile, we should get one for Obama.
You gotta hand to the chop shops over there though... Look at the back end of the car - it is smack out of a Bentley, welded to a Babushka front end...!
Another problem with a simple solution:
1. Impose 25% restitution tax on all chinese products
2. Declare all US treasuries held by chinese as confiscated restitution for china's thefts, ie we ain't pay'n no interest or principal on the trillions that they bought
Not gonna happen
It's called "Jewing the Chinese out of money."
You prolly have genetic reasons for coming up with the idea, Moish.
And those Americans whose job it was to keep all that stuff secure? What sanctions for them? Or is security of stored digital data impossible to achieve. Oh, Hilliary, do you believe for one second that "they" were not reading your mail, from about a day after you registered the doimain.
Those are government employees and admin supporters., They are untouchable
i have had dealings with asian business people,there is the concept of 'face' to have the leader of the worlds most populous country set up like a schoolboy means that nobody in the administration nor state department has a fucking clue.
No, believe they are doing this on purpose, they only play dumb when it comes to American Sheeple.
They mean to offend . . .
The concept of saving face (and actualy helping your ennemies save face also) is what kept the world away from some major conflicts.
To see this concept disappear with Russia and now (partly) with China is very dangerous.
Quite a few people would take issue with your take on why and who was arrest by the Chicoms:
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2015/09/%ef%bb%bfas-shanghai-stock-market-tanks-china-makes-mass-arrests-you-could-disappear-at-any-time/
Those sanctions will further isolate the U.S. so that is great news for the world.
How about when Xi's plane lands in Washington, Xi isn't on it.
Xi could embarrass Obie by canceling at the last minute and saying he has a visit to Russia instead
Or, suddenly his plane flies past Washington and heads down Habana way.
Bring up the the sound of the maracas as a Chinese conga line, led by Xi, works its way down the stairs of the plane into the arms of the Castro Bros.
What will the sanctions be from the pussy germans for the US spying on them?
Your security sucks, America. Those bargain H1Bs don't have your interests at heart either.
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Yeah… Yeah, there is plenty of reason to embarrass him.
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'Cyber Sanctions' against Chinese hackers. Is this a joke? Right?
Embarrass the President of China?
If we wanted to do that, we could load him up with an ipod of Obama speeches and a collection of Region 1 DVDs.
Oh wait, that embarrassing OUR President.
Don't worry, we'll get ths figured out before Chow Mein Tutti Frutti lands on the sacred soil.
Rockford is not on that map. I feel slighted.