China engaged in long-term information warfare activity, says US government

Source: Infosecurity Magazine

China is waging a long-term sustained information warfare campaign against the US, according to a report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC).

The USCC’s 2009 annual report describes the creation of information warfare militia units of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), in which commercial IT personnel and academics are recruited to draw on broader professional skill sets in a region.