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Exact same thing in the united states? definitely in australia, canada, also europe. reporter: beijing denies disinformation warfare. china s war office calls this imaginary. experts say the threat goes well beyond disinformation. the taiwanese government says it s hit by 20 million cyberattacks every month. targets include defense computer systems, finance, communications, even critical infrastructure. translator: information security we believe world war 3 will happen over the internet. basically every aspect of our life for which we rely on computers could immediately be turned off. yes. reporter: taiwan s major gas company was hit by a major malware attack. a ransomware attack by the colonial pipeline which u.s. intel believes came from russia paralyzed the east coast. just imagine what just happened in united states. ....
Rel relentless artillery barrage left the island with old shells. half a million of these landed between 1958 and 1978. the beginning of a decades-long disinformation war. a war super charged by social media. how dangerous is disinformation? the main goal is to create chaos and create distrust. reporter: is china doing this exact same thing in the united states? yeah, definitely and also in australia, canada, also europe. reporter: beijing denies disinformation warfare. china s taiwan affairs office has previously called taipei s accusations imaginary. experts say the threat goes well beyond disinformation. the taiwanese government says it s hit by 20 million cyber attacks every month. ....