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May. 27, 2011 - 06:00AM |

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BEIJING- China's military has set up an elite Internet security task

force tasked with fending off cyber attacks, state media reported May

27, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army."

The People's Liberation Army has reportedly invested tens of millions

of dollars in the project, which is sure to ring alarm bells around the

world among governments and businesses wary of Beijing's

intentions.

"Cyber attacks have become an international problem affecting both

civilian and military areas," the Global Times quoted China's defense

ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng as telling a rare briefing this

week. "China is relatively weak in cyber-security and has often been

targeted. This temporary program is aimed at improving our defenses

against such attacks."

The 30-member "Cyber Blue Team" - the core of the PLA's cyber

force - has been organized under the Guangdong military command in

the country's south and will carry out "cyber-warfare drills", the

newspaper said.

The United States, Australia, Germany and other Western nations

have long alleged that hackers inside China are carrying out a wide-

range of cyberattacks on government and corporate computer

systems worldwide.

But in a commentary, the Global Times hit out at "some foreignmedia" for interpreting the program as a breeding ground for a

"hacker army".

"China's capability is often exaggerated. Without substantiated

evidence, it is often depicted by overseas media as the culprit for

cyberattacks on the US and Europe," the paper said. "China needs to

develop its strong cyber defense strength. Otherwise, it would remain

at the mercy of others."

China's military has received annual double-digit increases in its

budget over much of the last two decades as it tries to develop a

more modern force capable of winning increasingly high-tech wars.

In 2007, the Pentagon raised concerns about a successful Chinese

ballistic missile test strike on a satellite. That weapon could be used

to knock out the high-tech communications of i ts enemies.

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U.S. computer firm McAfee said in February that hackers from China

have also infiltrated the computer networks of global oil companies

and stole financial documents on bidding plans and other confidential

information.

According to US diplomatic cables obtained and published by

WikiLeaks, the United States believes that China's leadership has

directed hacking campaigns against U.S. Internet giant Google and

Western governments.

In one cable, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said i t learned from "a

Chinese contact" that the Politburo had led years of hacking into

computers of the United States, its allies and Tibet's exiled spiritual

leader, the Dalai Lama.

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