China ramps up cybersecurity efforts, strives to become "Internet power"

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3504470/china-ramps-up-cybersecurity-efforts-strives-to-become-internet-power/

By Michael Kan
Techworld
28 February 2014

China is bolstering its efforts on cybersecurity with a new high-level 
committee that aims to turn the nation into an "Internet power," the 
country's official state media said Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is leading the new government body, which 
held its first meeting on Thursday. Xi was quoted as stating that 
cybersecurity and information technology had become a matter of national 
security.

"Without cybersecurity there is no national security, without information 
technology there is no modernization," Xi added.

Increasingly, China has found itself embroiled in cybersecurity issues. 
Over the years, the nation has fended off accusations that it carries out 
state-sponsored hacking attacks. Those allegations reached fever pitch 
last year when a U.S. security firm claimed it had documented evidence 
that China's military had spearheaded cyberattacks against the U.S.

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