Chinese Space Espionage

A US congressional panel warned United States leaders on Thursday of the threat China is now posing to government and military computers with sensitive information. For years China has been developing an advanced space espionage system to allow them to extract information from the United States. Chinese space technology is capable of infiltrating US government/military computer systems if change is not made. According to the US and China Economic and Security Review Commission, “China is targeting US government and commercial computers.”
The panel also discussed China’s continual sales of dangerous weapons to unstable nations such as Iran. One remark made by the Commission was particularly troublesome. They said, “China continues to make significant progress in developing space capabilities, many of which easily translate to enhanced military capacity.”
The commission followed up these comments by explaining that the Chinese space technology is not specifically oriented for military use but that it is “duel use in nature,” meaning that this technology can be used for military purposes as well as civilian.
What do you make of these developments about China? Should we hold talks with the nation to determine what they are using this space technology for? Or should we simply continue to develop countermeasures to such programs by developing increased computer security? That is one thing that is particularly tricky about computers – no matter what advancements you make in security, they will always be outdated soon after they are implemented. Therefore our government must be continually vigilant to stay one step ahead of nations and individuals who would steal our information and use it against the United States.