China planning cyberwar against Taiwan, US says

COMMUNIST CHINA is planning cyberwar against Taiwan, a senior US official told island business leaders last month.

The Taipei Times, running an Associated Press story, said that Richard Lawless, a deputy undersecretary of defence, briefed businessmen about the Chinese plans.

AP got hold of the report by using the US Freedom of Information act.

Lawless told the Taiwanese that China is developing plans "to create chaos" on the island by targeting its IT infrastructure, including mobile phones, the Internet, and other elements.

That would effectively cut Taiwan off from the rest of the world, according to Lawless.

China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory, and bitterly opposes any plans that it may have for independence.

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