China reportedly demanded that big Chinese tech companies like Alibaba and Tencent process stolen US data for the nation's top spies

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-report ... 15902.html

China has demanded that the nation's tech companies process stolen data for Chinese intelligence agencies upon request, according to a Wednesday report from Foreign Policy.

The outlet spoke to 36 US officials who said the arrangement represents the "commercial wing" of the Communist Party. Authorities are able to view data stolen in breaches like the 2015 attack on the US Office of Personnel Management, as well as the attacks on Marriot, Equifax, and Anthem.

One source told the outlet that it would be like if the CIA stole data for insight into the Chinese government and gave it to "Google or Amazon or Microsoft" to process before handing it off to US officials.

The stolen data processing gives China an edge against competitors on the world stage and could potentially aid the eastern nation in targeting foreign governments, as well as getting ahead in industries like defense contracting and hotel operations.

The companies that are reportedly required to process data for Chinese spy services include e-commerce giant Alibaba and gaming powerhouse Tencent.....

Disgusting. The west would never do such an abhorrent act.

No need to share.

It's a total different ball game, China can steal to move forward with no comeback or repercussions upon them for doing so, it's there aim to be in the market selling copied good's, and with low cost labour they will offer it cheaper to potential customers around the world. Governments need to get hard and stop this crime.

The age of IP theft is rapidly drawing to a close.
The new embargo on semiconductors will really hurt. China is nowhere near 4 nanometer chips, and the equipment to make them is a US monopoly.
Almost everyone uses Taiwan as a preferred supplier of even commodity class semiconductors, let alone the advanced stuff.
They can't do it in less than 5 years.

China's embargo of Australian coal has resulted in widespread power shortages and a reduction in steel output.
If they try it on with iron ore, they will cripple their economy.
If anyone still wants to buy their stuff in future, which is not looking likely.

Let's see if their new self sufficiency mantra is different to the great leap forward when every backyard was turned into a furnace for broken woks producing unusable steel.

nemo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:37 pm The age of IP theft is rapidly drawing to a close.
The new embargo on semiconductors will really hurt. China is nowhere near 4 nanometer chips, and the equipment to make them is a US monopoly.
Almost everyone uses Taiwan as a preferred supplier of even commodity class semiconductors, let alone the advanced stuff.
They can't do it in less than 5 years.

China's embargo of Australian coal has resulted in widespread power shortages and a reduction in steel output.
If they try it on with iron ore, they will cripple their economy.
If anyone still wants to buy their stuff in future, which is not looking likely.

Let's see if their new self sufficiency mantra is different to the great leap forward when every backyard was turned into a furnace for broken woks producing unusable steel.

I like your optimistic assessments, but feel that the Chinese government is a bit better positioned than meets the eye.
Sure, the sanctions are a thorn in China's side, but still the country's access to international markets is growing non-stop. It's rather difficult these days to find anything on Amazon (in the US) that's not both made and sold directly by a China based vendor. At brick and mortar stores, it's equally as challenging to find consumer goods that aren't China-made. I thought this would change with recent political sentiment and tariffs, but the only change I've noticed is an increase in the availability of such products.

Further, the Chinese government appears to have been demanding for years that its overseas students, scholars and citizens actively gather (steal) corporate/intellectual/research intelligence for the sake of "the Motherland's development." That China's tech giants have been forced to follow a similar path should be no surprise to anyone.

This 2016 report from FireEye, a well known security group, covers another tool used by China for tech theft: cyber operations. https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fir ... ionage.pdf

With all these tools at its disposal, it's no wonder China's market share is growing so quickly, no matter what sanctions, restrictions, or natural disasters are piled on it.