China's Attack on America

Google's disclosure that Chinese-based hackers infiltrated Google's network, including accessing the email accounts of Chinese activists, led to reports that 34 companies had their networks breached. Subsequent news stories expanded on Chinese cyber attacks directed against the American government.

The hidden nature of such attacks, and the ability of the Chinese government to deny their involvement, cannot mean that we simply must grin our teeth and bear it. The Obama administration is reported to feel constrained to press China hard on this due to a lack of definitive proof, but such a standard will only embolden China to continue making such attacks against America.

We need to make China pay a real price for such behavior, or we will never stop it.