Cleansing the Internet highway

By accusing China of hacking, the US is trying to draw away attention from the most advanced cyber army at its disposal

Charges and countercharges between the United States and China over cybersecurity have increased in recent times. The US administration and private cybersecurity companies both have blamed China for the rising threat to American cyberspace.

Delivering a speech at the Asia Society in New York on March 11, US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon urged China to "take serious steps to investigate (into) and put a stop" to cyberattacks launched "from within China" against American websites. Donilon also asked China to engage with the US in a constructive direct dialogue to establish acceptable norms of behavior in cyberspace. "The United States and China, the world's two largest economies, both dependent on the Internet, must lead the way in addressing this problem," he said.