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China Telecom Hack Highlights Lack of Respect for Accords, Reciprocity

Two common themes keep emerging in China’s interaction with Canada and the United States: a lack of reciprocity and circumventing agreements.
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China Telecom Hack Highlights Lack of Respect for Accords, Reciprocity
A worker is silhouetted against a computer display showing a live visualization of the online phishing and fraudulent phone calls across China in this file photo. China Telecom was caught employing a different method of cyber spying, namely diverting internet traffic. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File
Rahul Vaidyanath
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Two common themes keep emerging in China’s interaction with Canada and the United States: circumventing agreements and a lack of reciprocity. Invariably, at the centre of the issue are the deceitful actions of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The latest example of China’s cyber spying in Canada and the United States is diverting internet traffic. Other attempts at cyber espionage include back doors in Huawei smartphones and routers, malware, and special microchips on motherboards.
Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
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Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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