Chinese general labels US No.1 cyber thief

[kseeker]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-05/28/content_17548623.htm

BEIJING - A Chinese general on Tuesday called the United States the world's leading cyber thief, saying the US cyber spying force should be charged by other countries.

"In terms of both military and political intelligence and trade secrets, the United States is the world's No.1 cyber thief and its spying force should be indicted," Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said on the sidelines of an international security seminar.

The US Justice Department last week announced an indictment against five Chinese military officers on allegations of commercial cyber theft. "It is ridiculous for the US side to say that cyber espionage on political and military intelligence is common practice while the theft of commercial secrets is illegal," Sun said.

"As far as a country's security is concerned, isn't the political and military intelligence more important than commercial secrets?" Sun said.

Sun said the US move is like "a thief crying 'stop thief'," which seriously violates the norms guiding international relations and undermines China-US relations.

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A classic example of mud slinging

 

[W.G.Ewald]

What trade secrets has US stolen from China?

 

[Kaalapani]

What trade secrets has US stolen from China?

Stealing meta data and mass surveillance data

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

both of them are like olymic champion and world champion of cyber espionage.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Stealing meta data and mass surveillance data

I don't believe those are "trade secrets" or intellectual property per se. We need to be exact in the terms we use. It has been my understanding the Chinese especially do not respect IP.

 

[amoy]

No surprise in spying.

Here's an old case, indeed classical - China finds spy bugs in Jiang's Boeing jet - Telegraph

12:01AM GMT 20 Jan 2002

CHINA claims to have found almost 30 surveillance bugs, including one in the headboard of the presidential bed, on a Boeing 767 that had just been delivered from America to serve as President Jiang Zemin's official aircraft.

The aircraft has been sitting on a military airstrip north of Beijing, unused with much of its upholstery and many of its fittings ripped out, since October when Chinese test pilots detected a strange and unfamiliar whine emanating from its body.

A search of the twin-engined aircraft, which was manufactured and fitted out in America, yielded 27 devices, according to Chinese officials, hidden in its seats, lavatory and panelling.

Beijing believes that the bugs were planted by the Central Intelligence Agency while the aircraft was undergoing conversion work in San Antonio, Texas.

The CIA refused to respond to the report. Bill Harlow, the spy agency's spokesman, said: "We never comment on allegations like these, as a matter of policy." The White House used almost identical words, saying: "We never discuss these types of allegations."

The aircraft was built by Boeing but was delivered to Delta Air Lines in June 2000 before being resold to China United Airlines, the air force-run airline that ordered the aircraft. It was customised for the Chinese president by the San Antonio-based company.

Members of a team of Chinese officials who supervised the construction of the aircraft have since been detained. A total of 22 people are being held in connection with the case and one senior air force official is believed to be under house arrest.