China Had Persistent Access to US, Allied Networks for Years: White House Official

National Security Council official Israel Soong said the Chinese regime was able to ‘persistently and aggressively maintain this cyber access for years on end.’

An unnamed Chinese hacker uses a computer at an office in Dongguan, in Guangdong Province, China, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Hackers in communist China maintained persistent access to U.S. and allied systems for multiple years, a Biden administration official has said.

The cyber campaign appears to be part of a wider effort by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to prepare attacks on critical infrastructure, according to Israel Soong, director for East Asia and Pacific cyber policy at the National Security Council.