• Researchers identify sophisticated Chinese cyberespionage group - Ellen Nakashima

Researchers identify sophisticated Chinese cyberespionage group

“Axiom’s activities are supported by China to steal trade secrets and to target dissidents, pro-democracy organizations and governments.” -- Peter LaMontagne
By Ellen Nakashima

• China strives incoherently for the ‘socialist rule of law’ - Rebecca Liao

China strives incoherently for the ‘socialist rule of law’

The Communist party attempt to introduce legal redress is an impossible feat
By Rebecca Liao

China’s leaders are attempting to bring the country’s relationship with law into balance. The Chinese Communist party will remain supremely powerful, but the Chinese people are to have the right to seek redress through the courts. How is this balancing act to be accomplished? In truth, it is an impossible feat. 

• Chinese Hacking Is Eroding U.S. Military Superiority By Mackenzie Eaglen & Charles Morrison

Chinese Hacking Is Eroding U.S. Military Superiority

Countering Chinese cyber espionage must be a top priority
By Mackenzie Eaglen & Charles Morrison
Earlier this month, the latest cyber-attack against J.P. Morgan garnered national headlines. 

• China Hires As Many As 300,000 Internet Trolls To Make The Communist Party Look Good - CHRISTINA STERBENZ

China Hires As Many As 300,000 Internet Trolls 

To Make The Communist Party Look Good 

CHRISTINA STERBENZ

The Chinese government doesn't just censor its internet. It actually pays people to leave fake comments that make the country - and its communist regime - look good.
After reading "Blocked on Weibo" by Chinese researcher Jason Q. Ng, we recently learned China's version of Twitter, Sina Weibo, banned the phrase "50 cents." It references China's "50 Cent Party," a group of ordinary citizens hired by the government to post internet comments spinning that day's news in China's favor.

• Global security firms cooperate against Chinese state hackers - Tim Ring

Global security firms cooperate 

against Chinese state hackers

Global security firms cooperate against Chinese hackers

Ten cyber-security companies have cooperated to pool intelligence and combat Chinese state APT actors.
By Tim Ring

• FBI warns industry of Chinese cyber campaign - Ellen Nakashima

FBI warns industry of Chinese cyber campaign

“The Axiom threat group is a well-resourced and sophisticated Chinese cyber espionage group that has been operating unfettered for at least four years, and most likely more.” -- Novetta Solutions report
By Ellen Nakashima

• Ai Weiwei says Communist Party lost its principles, blasts silent fellow artists

Ai Weiwei says Communist Party lost its principles, blasts silent fellow artists

Chinese communists have increasingly targeted activists and dissidents, as well as their relatives, on non-political charges such as disturbing public order or business-related misdeeds, instead of free speech and political dissent charges that would draw international condemnation.

AP