The Epoch Times The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on track to transform its regime into a global cyber superpower, according to the testimony of several experts. To counter its influence, they said, the United States would need to do more to protect critical infrastructure and promote its values.
“The Chinese Communist Party wants China to become a ‘cyber superpower’ and is well on its way to achieving that goal,” said Winnona DeSombre, a research fellow for the Atlantic Council think tank.
“China is a major peer adversary in cyberspace. Its offensive cyber capabilities rival the United States’, its operations demonstrate clear development of asymmetric capabilities that enable it to achieve strategic goals, and its cyber defensive capabilities are robust.”
DeSombre was one of several experts who delivered testimony during a Feb. 17 hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressionally-mandated body charged with studying the national security implications of trade and economic ties between China and the United States…
