APPENDIX B: CHINESE CYBERACTIVISM IN THE SPOTLIGHT

History of Chinese Cyberwarfare Attacks

1999

According to The Washington Times, “Chinese hackers raid U.S. computers – Chinese hackers have attacked U.S. government information systems, including the White House network, in response to the errant bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia, according to an FBI report.”dcvii

2000

July 21: The People’s Republic of China builds an information industry base to battle invasions by hackers and other illegal cyberspace activities over the next three to five years. The ground-breaking ceremony for the national information security base was held on Thursday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with participants from the Ministry ...

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