Asia Times2010-02-08
By Willy Lam While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future. This is particularly in light of the deterioration of bilateral ties due to issues ranging from the value of the renminbi to US arms sales to Taiwan. Even more significant is the fact that despite Washington's criticism of Beijing's censorship of the Internet - as well as China-originated sorties against the networks of American government agencies and multinationals - the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership is...