CHINA’S CYBER ATTACK VS. GERMANY

Steven M. Collins Prophecy Log ^ | August 29, 2007 | Steven Collins

[theBuckwheat]

In a story dated August 27, 2007, The Times of London reported that “China has hacked into the computers of Angela Merkel’s Chancellery and three other German ministries in an extraordinary economic espionage operation.” German authorities mounted “the biggest digital defence ever mounted by the German state” in response to the Chinese hackers who were “siphoning [information] off almost daily…to Lanzhou…and Beijing.” The Times article added “that the operation must have been steered by the [Chinese] state and, in particular, the People’s Liberation Army.” The article noted that “there is no mistaking German anger.” A cover story about this subject in the prominent German magazine, Der Spiegel, was entitled “The Yellow Spies.”

China made predictable denials about its involvement, but the Chinese cyber attack against Germany should hardly be a surprise. ...

[theBuckwheat]

Posted in Gog Magog War section of Collin's blog.

[Mr. Mojo]

What is surprising is that the western nations seem shocked (shocked!) that China is acting in such an obviously hostile manner. Chinese and Russian actions have repeatedly demonstrated in recent years that their intent toward the Western nations is hostile.

The fools in West will naively chant "the Cold War is over, Russia is now a partner" and "China is capitalist!" until we're staring in the face of another World War.

[Red6]

The Chinese have been building their capabilities silently over many years. Rumsfeld and others took the issue more into their sights towards the end of his tenure, finally. Several years ago they formed several units within the PLA dedicated to cyber warfare; likewise their state sponsors several IO activities that target the audience specifically in the US. People are like sheep, while the masses are shocked and appalled about this attack on the Germans more or less, we have state run Chinese propaganda from Beijing funneled into most American homes via satellite and no one thinks twice about it.

Specifically Germany. It has always been a battlefield and will always remain so. Even today Germany is flooded with Russian collection activities. Near one third of every Russian embassy or consulate is devoted to intelligence activities, and these facilities should be viewed largely as intel outposts in foreign countries. The 911 conspirators based much of their operation out of Hamburg........ China sees Germany as a competitor; they also see Germany as a source of certain technology and conduct industrial espionage on them........ For years China has been sending PLA officers to German universities who study mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics etc.; of course without wearing their uniform. Germany has become a pseudo military academy for their officers who get a high grade education in engineering and the sciences in places like the THD now called TUD ( http://www.tu-darmstadt.de/index.html ).

China is quite frankly a scary topic and most policy makers don’t want to address the issue, if they can avoid it. That’s no different in the US or Germany.

[darth]

Our enemies also acquire “agents of influence”. Examples include the KGB funding Bill Clinton’s anti-war activities when he was supposed to be attending Oxford and Saudi Arabia paying “consulting” fees to many business and political leaders. I believe that these agents of influence do more damage than outright espionage agents stealing secrets. That’s because agents of influence such as newspaper editors can stifle news and spread propaganda. Lawmakers or bureaucrats can influence policy. I think that there are huge numbers of our citizens who are “owned” by foreign powers. Modern bribery can be quite subtle.

[Red6]

“What is surprising is that the western nations seem shocked (shocked!) that China is acting in such an obviously hostile manner. Chinese and Russian actions have repeatedly demonstrated in recent years that their intent toward the Western nations is hostile.”

That’s a big duh, isn’t it? I guess some are surprised.

Korea in the 50s, Tibet, Vietnam, War with India, armed conflict with the Soviets, Taiwan........ China is Communist. They apply the new form of hybrid communism that evolved post Cold War where some free market activities are applied but the same old communists rule the country. Their agenda is the same, those in power are the same, and their methods largely remain the same. They are neither passive nor introverted or allied in interests, all misconceptions largely accepted by many in the West. As China grows in economic power, technological capability, and military might, their tone will change, it’s already happening.