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China to reap harvest of NSA scandals
Asia Times ^ | 10/31/2013 | Brendan O'Reilly

Posted on 10/31/2013 9:03:51 PM PDT by TexGrill

The best warfare strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, next is to attack alliances. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

A growing chorus of nations is decrying Washington's unrestrained cyber espionage. However, there is only one country with both the means and motivation for using mounting international resentment to challenge American hegemony. The NSA surveillance of America's allies has opened up two vital fronts in which China can erode American global dominance.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has claimed the rhetorical high ground, calling cyber security "a matter of sovereignty". She said Beijing is eager to address the

issue through the framework of the United Nations, and to do so "China and Russia have submitted a draft plan, in an effort to help the world jointly tackle the problem." [1]

This joint Sino-Russian proposal to combat the NSA's electronic surveillance coincides with a parallel initiative launched by two allies of the United States.

Germany and Brazil are working together to create a UN resolution aimed at curtailing electronic spying. Both nations have been openly angry with Washington in the wake of revelations that the NSA has for years spied on the personal communications of both Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Merkel.

(Excerpt) Read more at atimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: chinaeconomy
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1 posted on 10/31/2013 9:03:51 PM PDT by TexGrill
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To: TexGrill

Obama, the liberal gift of peace between America and the world... reset button my arse.

When is the media and Rinos going to apologize?

We want you successful... As if Obama the narcissist was going to play team and not wish total final domination and death of his opponents.

This aint your skulls and bones concession hazing.
Losers.


2 posted on 10/31/2013 9:13:58 PM PDT by lavaroise
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