Sens. Jacky Rosen and Mike Rounds are introducing a bill on Thursday that would require the Pentagon to increase its cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan
In this image made from video, Taiwan's Presidential office secretary general Lin Chia-lung, left, President Tsai Ing-wen, center, and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wave before Tsai's departure on an overseas trip at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 29, 2023."With increasing aggressiveness by the People’s Republic of China toward Taiwan, this legislation will help deter and, if necessary, defeat an attack by the PRC on Taiwan.
China was responsible for up to 40 million cyberattacks per month against Taiwan in 2019, the island’s government estimated, according to the U.S. lawmakers. And in recent weeks, Beijing has ramped up threats of physical force against Taiwan by launchingIt’s believed the simulated attacks are in retaliation for Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
Taiwan Ministry of National Defense image of Chinese Communist Party's Shandong aircraft carrier formation.In addition to requiring U.S. officials to conduct cybersecurity trainings, Thursday’s legislation also aims to help defend Taiwan’s cybersecurity infrastructure, with the goal of eradicating the threat of China’s cyberattacks altogether.
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