US ‘Secretly Expelled’ 2 Chinese Embassy Officials: Report
BY BOWEN XIAO
2 CommentsDecember 15, 2019

EPOCH TIMES > https://www.theepochtimes.com/...-report_3174731.html

"Two Chinese Embassy officials were “secretly expelled” by the U.S. government for driving onto a “sensitive” military base in Virginia in September, according to a Dec. 15 report from The New York Times.

It appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that Chinese diplomats were expelled over suspected espionage acts. U.S. officials believe that at least one of the officials was an intelligence officer operating “under diplomatic cover,” six unidentified sources familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

The officials had their wives with them as they drove through an entry checkpoint on the military base despite being denied permission, and reportedly evaded military personnel that pursued them. They stopped driving only after fire trucks blocked their path, later claiming that they were lost." ......
...."Chinese spies now make up about 90 percent of perpetrators in U.S. espionage cases, according to the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies.

“I think understanding the culture and underlying purpose behind China’s objectives is very important,” Charity Wright, a cyber threat intelligence adviser at IntSights with 15 years’ experience with the U.S. Army and the National Security Agency, told The Epoch Times in a previous interview.

“China wants to be the superpower of the world and promote the CCP to the top. Right now, they have a very dangerous ability to surveil and censor.”

Weeks after the incident at the military base, the State Department on Oct. 16 announced stricter restrictions aimed at limiting the activities of Chinese diplomats, by requiring them to give additional notice before meeting with U.S. officials or visiting certain institutions. The Chinese Embassy said at the time that the new restrictions on Chinese diplomats were “in violation of the Vienna Convention.”

“So far, the Chinese side does not have similar requirements on American diplomats and consular officers in China,” the Chinese Embassy claimed in an Oct. 16 Twitter post.

Unidentified State Department officials told The New York Times that the new rule “applies to officials working at all Chinese Missions in the United States and its territories, including at the United Nations.”

More than 80 percent of all economic espionage charges brought by federal prosecutors since 2012 implicated China, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which last November launched the China Initiative to combat the threats posed by Chinese espionage and other forms of Chinese infiltration into U.S. society.

Since January 2018, more than 30 China-related espionage cases, including those involving Chinese intelligence officers, former U.S. intelligence officials, Chinese nationals, and naturalized U.S. citizens from China, have made the headlines."....... MORE

just finished reading Cybersecurity and Cyberware by Singer and Friedman over the weekend

a very enlightening read

Are you kidding? There's a long and cherished tradition of election fraud done completely with paper ballots.

The thing is, electronic voting, if done really well, with solid security and QC, could be much more impenetrable. But those two things rarely happen.

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Paper ballots are really hard to hack.

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China’s New Encryption Law Poses Threat to US Companies, Experts Warn
BY EMEL AKAN
December 18, 2019

THE HILL > https://www.theepochtimes.com/...ts-warn_3178810.html

"WASHINGTON—Beijing’s new cybersecurity law is expected to have significant repercussions for global companies operating in China, as companies won’t be able to keep their data secret from the Chinese communist regime, according to experts.

On Jan. 1, China’s cryptography law becomes effective. The legislation is part of the comprehensive cybersecurity system China has been rolling out under its Cybersecurity Law and it follows Multi-Level Protection Scheme 2.0, which came into effect on Dec. 1.

These measures show Beijing’s ambition to seize all communications, data, and other information stored in electronic form that belong to foreign companies, according to author and China expert Gordon Chang.

“There will be no secrets,” he said. “Because [firms] have to turn over encryption keys, they can’t use VPNs [virtual private networks] to get around the rules. Everything they have in China on their networks will become available to the Ministry of State Security and the Communist Party.”

Companies use encryption technology to protect the confidentiality of information transmitted and stored on networks. However, no foreign company may encrypt their data or communication if China enforces these new rules.

Chang said that foreign companies might also be prohibited from employing VPNs to protect their data and may even be barred from using private servers."......
...."The United States and the Chinese regime announced on Dec. 13 that they had reached a deal in the “phase one” trade talks, which included the areas of intellectual property (IP) and forced technology transfer.

According to the fact sheet released by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, however, the initial trade deal has not really addressed the new cybersecurity laws. Chang called the deal “pointless.”

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News on Dec. 15, “There’s a large IP chapter in this deal, and there’s also a large forced technology transfer chapter in this deal.”

When asked about China’s new cybersecurity rules, Kudlow said: “I don’t think we know enough about these new Chinese rules, and we’ll have to look at that. By the way, if they do violate them, of course, we will take action. That’s part of the enforcement mechanism in the deal.”

US Firms ‘Should Be Very Concerned’
The new cybersecurity measures are “the latest in a series of policies that China has enacted in the last few years as it seeks to define its restrictive and onerous approach to data governance,” said Nigel Cory, an associate director at the Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation."......MORE

Huawei's primary research laboratory, based in Dongguan, PRC, is fully engulfed in a major fire.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1309437504748244992

https://twitter.com/i/status/1309437997654433792

Couldn't happen to a better group of cyber criminals.

thats awesome news...hope it spread

as for the military - they have one carrier - easy to take out and then where do they go

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JWF Jolly Well Futzed (polite form)

Winner!!

I own a Huawei Mate 9 Lite, called a Honor something up north. Needed a battery replacement and called their 800 support number and basically they told me I was JWF in my country since they pulled out completely.
Am quite pleased with the phone and managed to get a battery by another unofficial source.

Learned Android with this unit and must say it gave me less headaches than the previous 3 iPhones I owned. Would have considered sticking with the brand if the fan hadn´t been so viciously assaulted. Now it´s not going to happen.



You have our gratitude!

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