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Bloomberg News By Michael Riley June 30, 2013
The Obama administrations strategy for confronting China over the theft of commercial technology has been battered by Edward Snowdens disclosures of U.S. spying, leaving officials rushing to salvage a plan they crafted in secret over the past two years.
A public confrontation with China that appeared to erupt spontaneously this year actually coalesced after significant shifts in U.S. policy and years of internal argument, analysis and vetting, according to two people briefed on the plan who asked not to be identified because they werent authorized to speak on the matter.
Approved by top national security advisers and presented to President Barack Obama in a series of meetings in 2012 and early this year, the plan includes classified counterintelligence operations, the seizure of assets and even the possible indictment of Chinese hackers, those people said.
The U.S. already has privately provided Chinas leaders with evidence it gathered linking the hacks of commercial companies to Chinas intelligence agencies -- a risky demarche that exposed the methods of U.S. spy agencies tracking those activities, according to the two people.
While some elements of the plan are well under way, other parts were intended to be rolled out over the next several months to increase pressure on Chinas leaders.
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Kolesar
(31,182 posts)As we have seen before, it is more important to the Republicans to set Obama back than to protect America's interests. Hence, the leaks.
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
(2,022 posts)http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/susan-rice-fallout-from-nsa-leaks-not-that-significant.php
What's going on... now I'm getting confused with these mixed messages
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)usGovOwesUs3Trillion
(2,022 posts)or maybe I've spend too much time on DU.
But 'seriously', I know our former leaders have resorted to name calling before e.g. "old europe", let's hope we don't sing to that level again.