Google Attack on
China Due to Failing Business and Hostile Western Media
Like most politicians, China's capitalist/communists are convinced that recent events involving hacked Gmail accounts and the
arrest of artist Ai Weiwei mean only one thing: Beijing needs better public
relations. According to this editorial from China's state-run Huanqiu,
China suffers a negative public image because it has allowed a hostile Western
media to characterize its actions. Notably, however, at the end it appears to suggest an end to Chinese government secrecy.
Google
has once again announced that Gmail has suffered an attack that came from
Jinan, China - which industry professionals know is nothing but a frivolous
accusation. In addition to U.S. officials, Asian diplomats and military
personnel, Google's list of victims specifically includes "Chinese
political activists." This is in line with the outside world's belief that
the Chinese government is willing to "do anything to maintain stability,"
and also wins easy support from people in China who accept such methods of political
interpretations.
How
many attacks Google has suffered "from China" remains an open
question, but given the disorder of the Internet, Google is probably destined
for a large number of such attacks. That's the real price of the Internet's
rise. Furthermore, an attack from a Chinese IP address doesn't necessarily mean
that the attacker was in China - and even if they were, they may not have been
Chinese or appointed by the Chinese government. This is like the ABCs for Internet
specialists, but the snot and tears of Google’s blubbering has deceived people across
the globe who don't understand what an IP address is all about.
There's a saying among Internet experts: the real
master hackers don't get caught and can't be arrested; only small-time amateurs
are caught. But it's
not only Google, but Western politicians as well, who constantly announce cyber
attacks "from China." The expression "from China" has taken
on a strong connotation: These attacks are executed by Chinese and are directed
by the Chinese government.
This may not be worth getting all worked up about,
because Western media has always been this way. Instead, we should ask: where
have all the relevant China agencies run off to? China suffers a tremendous
number of foreign cyber attacks every day. The computers of some government
officials have been manipulated, resulting in serious leaks of confidential
information and the punishment of individual officials. So why does China sit so
obediently listening to rebukes from foreign countries without ever publicizing
the cyber attacks that occur here. In other words, why does it allow itself to
be depicted as an infamous pirate while being constantly robbed!
Google probably wants to pick a fight with China because
its business here isn't going so well, and resentment has built up over its
grievances with the government. Western politicians accuse China of online theft in order to assert an
uncompromising stance. They discredit China as if they were casually
spending some pocket money. But when China cautiously criticizes other nations, it's as if we're
living in Plato's Utopian Republic.
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We try to condemn others, but we should first reflect
on ourselves. Information opacity has become a habit, and laying low seems to be
the strategy for reacting to all sensitive situations. Everyone knows that this
is an era of public relations and attracting attention, where silence often
means approval by default. If you don't take the initiative and set the agenda,
then you'll be knocked about by others. China has accomplished stunning achievements and is
warm and decent to outsiders, but in the process, it has gradually become known
as a "big bad" nation.
In
April of this year, Chinese police arrested Ai Weiwei, which was
completely within the scope of China's judicial sovereignty. But why didn't the
relevant authorities quickly announce it, rather than leaving it to the Western
media, which spent dozens of hours discrediting China? Instead of reporting Ai
Weiwei's arrest, the authorities said he was "missing," searing the
term into Western public opinion - and our authorities continue to use the term
to this day. Who knows how much effort will have to be expended to
expunge the impact of this word.
China is a dignified country that has problems and
makes mistakes. But whatever the flaws, they should not obscure the beauty of
jade. They should not prevent us from openly laying out and explaining our
national goals. They can withstand the scrutiny. Demonstrating our progress
to others should not be considered the least bit shameful. Concealment is
unnecessary and many of our documents can and should be made into public
reports.
We know that the disclosure of information is a
process, but we really should move resolutely in this direction. This is a major
trend in the Internet era and is also the enlightenment direction of Chinese
politics.
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