The Guardian-China targets group of MPs and peers with string of cyber-attacks
March 24, 2024 2 min 305 words
这篇报道揭示了中国对英国议员及贵族进行一系列网络攻击的行为，引起了人们对网络安全的深刻关注。作为一个观察者，我认为这种行为不仅侵犯了英国的网络主权，也严重威胁了国际社会的网络安全。同时，这也反映出中国对外界对其行为的监督和批评的不满和恐惧。在这个全球化的时代，任何国家都无法独自生存，我们都需要尊重他国的主权，共同维护网络安全。对于中国的这种行为，我认为国际社会应该采取更坚决的措施，对中国进行必要的制裁，以保护各国的网络安全。同时，我也期待中国能够正视自己的错误，尊重他国的网络主权，与各国共同维护网络安全。
China has targeted a group of MPs and peers at Westminster in a string of cyber-attacks, it has been reported.
On Monday, the deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, is expected to inform parliament of the attacks.
Meanwhile, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory education minister Tim Loughton, cross-bench peer Lord Alton of Liverpool and Stewart McDonald, a Scottish National party MP, have been called on to attend a briefing from Alison Giles, parliament’s director of security.
Duncan Smith, Loughton, Alton and McDonald are members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), which monitors and scrutinises Beijing.
Foreign secretary David Cameron will also hold a meeting of the 1922 Committee during which the topic of China and security is likely to be discussed, the Sunday Times reported.
The forthcoming China update is believed to be related to the work of the Defending Democracy taskforce, a ministerial committee which monitors and identifies threats and interference in the UK’s elections and democratic system.
At an Ipac meeting on Friday, Luke de Pulford, its executive director, said: “About a year ago the Belgian and French foreign ministries publicly confirmed [Chinese state] sponsored cyber-attacks against our members.
“Other countries have done the same privately. Beijing has made no secret of their desire to attack foreign politicians who dare to stand up to them.”
Last year, a parliamentary researcher was arrested over allegations of spying.
Chris Cash, who denies the allegation, worked for the China Research Group, which was set up by security minister Tom Tugendhat. He was also employed as a researcher by Tory MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs select committee.
Last summer, a report by the Commons intelligence and security committee (ISC) claimed China was “prolifically and aggressively” targeting the UK and had managed to “successfully penetrate every sector of the UK’s economy”.