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A man walks past a twelve-story Shanghai building alleged in a February 19, 2013 report by the Internet security firm Mandiant to house a Chinese military-led cyber hacking group. Mandiant s hundreds of investigations traced to this building hacking attacks on U.S. newspapers, government agencies, and companies.
On China’s Twitter, Discussion of Hacking Attacks Proceeds Unblocked
February 20, 2013
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The New York Times reported yesterday evening, U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Mandiant has just released a deeply troubling report called “Exposing One of China’s Cyber Espionage Units.” The report alleges wide-spread hacking sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army, which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. The report states, “Our research and observations indicate that the Communist Party of China is tasking the Chinese People’s Liberation Army [PLA] to commit systematic cyber espionage and data theft against organizations arou
Director Reveals Mystery of China’s Film Censorship
Posted by Samuel Wade | Sep 26, 2012
Exasperated by the long and tangled process of gaining official approval for his latest movie, Mystery,
Over twenty days from September 8 to 26, Lou tweeted his negotiation process with SARFT [the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television]. At one point, Lou tweeted,
“I’m waiting for an answer: Can the film be released on time without any changes, yes or no? The answer is so simple but so difficult–[the process] makes me feel disappointed and sad, but I also feel a sense of understanding and support. China’s domestic film industry needs everyone to work together. I totally accept the fact that I’m a director in the age of film censorship. I just want a dialogue [with the authorities], and a dialogue is not a confrontation. There are no winners and losers in a dialogue. There are no enemies.”