China could be using a laser weapon to try to hack Western satellites, following Pentagon leaks that China plans to “deny, exploit, or hijack” enemy satellites.
China s cyber operations against the United States center on the People s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force and the Ministry of State Security. The People s Liberation Army, in particular, uses China s autocratic structure to fund, influence and shape otherwise civilian corporations such as Huawei in order to conduct covert cyber operations.