Lawmakers Urge Trump to Bolster US Cyber Offense to Face China’s Hacking

The lawmakers point to four years of ‘brazen attacks’ by China’s cyber proxies that target government institutions and citizens with ’near impunity.’

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) speaks at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington on on Feb. 18, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

A group of senators, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), has urged President Donald Trump to bolster U.S. cyber defenses in response to China’s persistent onslaught.

In a March 11 letter co-signed by 11 colleagues, Capito warned that these cyber intrusions have gone unpunished, despite that China-nexus groups have targeted state institutions.