China aims to top U.S. in cyberspace: U.S. general

CHINA AIMS TO TOP US IN CYBERCHASE: US GENERAL
[SOURCE: Reuters 6/13, AUTHOR: Jim Wolf]
China is seeking to unseat the United States as the dominant power in cyberspace, a U.S. Air Force general leading a new push in this area said Wednesday. "They're the only nation that has been quite that blatant about saying, 'We're looking to do that,"' 8th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Robert Elder said. Gen Elder is to head a new three-star cyber command being set up at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, already home to about 25,000 military personnel involved in everything from electronic warfare to network defense. The command's focus is to control the cyber domain, critical to everything from communications to surveillance to infrastructure security. The Defense Department said in its annual report on China's military power last month that China regarded computer network operations -- attacks, defense and exploitation -- as critical to achieving "electromagnetic dominance" early in a conflict.
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