China accelerating computer espionage attacks on US, claims advisory panel

CHINA has accelerated computer espionage attacks on the US government, defence contractors and American businesses, a US congressional advisory panel said yesterday.

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also said in its annual report to lawmakers that aggressive Chinese space programmes were allowing Beijing to more effectively target US military forces.

“China is stealing vast amounts of sensitive information from US computer networks,” said Larry Wortzel, chairman of the commission set up by Congress in 2000.