We don’t know the answer to that .. but in the following piece Adam Segal Discusses U.S.-China Relations in a Cyber World and how laws must be developed to counter hacker threats
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Adam Segal Discusses U.S.-China Relations in a Cyber World
By Elizabeth M. Lynch, April 14, 2010
World leaders met this week in Washington, DC to discuss the danger of nuclear war.? But as the world becomes increasingly reliant on the internet and increasingly connected through it, another threat is beginning to loom large ? cyberwar.? When noted technology giant Google is susceptible to cyber-attacks, that does not bode well for the rest of us.? How safe is the U.S. from a large-scale cyber-attack?? Today Chinese hackers attack Google?s servers, but what about tomorrow?? Will the next attack be on something more critical, like a U.S. power grid?
Dr. Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
To understand the complex issues underlying the world of hacking and cyber-espionage, and how it relates to U.S.-China relations, China Law & Policy sat down with a noted expert on both China and cyber-security, Dr. Adam Segal, the Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.?? In this exclusive interview, Dr. Segal discusses the nature of the attacks on Google, the involvement of the Chinese government in the hacking world and the danger China poses to the U.S.? cyber-security.? But as Dr. Segal makes clear, it is not a one-sided affair; the U.S. also plays a very active role in hacking and cyber-espionage, making it difficult to challenge China when something like the Google incident arises.? Dr. Segal also explores the need for international cooperation on these issues and the role that international law can play in containing the threat.? Unfortunately, as he points out, the world community is far from reaching any sort of agreement, leaving all nations susceptible.
Full article at? http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2010/04/14/adam-segal-discusses-u-s-china-relations-in-a-cyber-world/