{"id":16167,"date":"2013-05-29T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/most-military-business-leaders-call-chinese-hacking-a-serious-problem-for-u-s\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:31:41","slug":"most-military-business-leaders-call-chinese-hacking-a-serious-problem-for-u-s","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/05\/29\/most-military-business-leaders-call-chinese-hacking-a-serious-problem-for-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Most military, business leaders call Chinese hacking a serious problem for U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new government <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/confidential-report-lists-us-weapons-system-designs-compromised-by-chinese-cyberspies\/2013\/05\/27\/a42c3e1c-c2dd-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?hpid=z3\">report<\/a> says designs for more than two dozen advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, further raising concerns about what government and industry leaders say is an organized cyber-spying by China against U.S. defense contractors and government agencies.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/09\/18\/chapter-2-threats-and-concerns\/#china-concerns\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"374\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/05\/FT_Cyberattacks.png?resize=480,279 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/05\/FT_Cyberattacks.png?resize=643,374 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-28278 not-transparent\" alt=\"FT_Cyberattacks\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/05\/FT_Cyberattacks.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While reports of such electronic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/07\/world\/asia\/us-accuses-chinas-military-in-cyberattacks.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0\">espionage<\/a> have become more frequent, experts have been more concerned about Chinese hackers trying to obtain military and industrial secrets from U.S. firms. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/09\/18\/chapter-2-threats-and-concerns\/#china-concerns\">Pew Research survey\u00a0last year<\/a>, 87% of retired military officers called cyber attacks from China a serious problem for the United States, as did 70% of business leaders &#8212; higher than any other issue in Chinese-American relations. (Intellectual-property infringement came in second, with 62% of business leaders and 60% of retired military calling it a serious problem.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Close to two-thirds of academics (66%) and government officials (63%) surveyed also said Chinese cyber attacks represented a serious threat. But only 50% of the general public rated Chinese hacking that high on the threat list; most people were far more concerned about economic issues, such as the amount of U.S. debt held by China (78%) and the loss of American jobs to China (71%).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/09\/18\/chapter-2-threats-and-concerns\/#china-concerns\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost nine in 10 retired military leaders said cyber attacks from China are a serious problem for the United 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