CHINA’S ROCKY PATH TO “CYBER POWERHOUSE” STATUS: A new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University pours some cold water on Beijing’s ambitions to lead the world in cyberspace. “[T]hree issues China’s military must overcome to build an effective cyber force: talent, innovation, and indigenization. These cyber-specific challenges likely extend to China’s civilian intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security, and its internal security agency, the Ministry of Public Security.”

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