How China Will Use Cyber Warfare To Leapfrog Foes 235
The Walking Dude writes "A lengthy article published in Culture Mandala details how China is using cyber warfare (PDF) as an asymmetric means to obtain technology transfer and market dominance. Case studies of Estonia, Georgia, and Project Chanology point towards a new auxiliary arm of traditional warfare. Political hackers and common Web 2.0 users, referred to as useful idiots (PDF), are being manipulated through PSYOPS and propaganda to enhance government agendas."
Re:Why bother? (Score:2, Funny)
The problem is that the lemming general public is unaware of the information warfare that is going on, and will continue to be swayed by it.
If you want to know who to elect, look at the people who are the diametrical opposite of everything you want the US to be, and see what they want:
Venezuela
Russia
Most of Europe
Iran
North Korea
These folks don't want someone who stands up for what's right because they want to do what's wrong and get away with it.
That's why Obama's got sacks of cash from undisclosed overseas sources. That's why there are pro-Obama robocalls coming from Romania. That's why Acorn and the DNC are appealing to "idiots" and criminals in poor communities and prisons to "get the vote out." (By the way, "Educate the Idiots" was the Democratic slogan for a get-out-the-vote campaign aimed at low-income people and high-school dropouts.)
Do you really want a president who's preferred by "idiots", criminals, and hostile foreign governments?
The problem is not just China (Score:1, Funny)
At this time, the western gov MUST create its own secured network that is separate from the internet. In fact, it is already happening. Verizon, ATT, and QWest won a big part of that. It is quietly being extended to certain allies (namely Britain, Canada, Australia, and Israel). It will most likely be extended later to the rest of NATO.
Make no mistake. We are in a cold war with CHina. They are building 2-4 new nuke subs/year. They are about to launch their long march 5 next year, even though they keep claiming 2014 for launch. That is due to a LOT more money in the space program than is widely known. In fact, more money flows there than NASA ever had, because the chinese program is controlled by their military. Even now, they DO have space weapons in place (though so does Russia and USA).
Re:Why would China do this? (Score:1, Funny)
your a retarded cwock. China doesn't own shit. If China dumped their money here, their money would quickly become useless as their economy rapidly vaporized, just as is happening now in China. Who do you think is being hurt the worst in the long run here with the financial collapses. After the dust settles, you'll see a much weaker EU and China, and the US will rapidly outstrip it competitors as it has always done. Do you really think they didn't see this coming?