So What is New?

Bloomberg news reports on China planting microchips in computer mother boards for the purpose of cyber whatever. They state:

The companies’ denials are countered by six current and former senior national security officials, who—in conversations that began during the Obama administration and continued under the Trump administration—detailed the discovery of the chips and the government’s investigation. One of those officials and two people inside AWS provided extensive information on how the attack played out at Elemental and Amazon; the official and one of the insiders also described Amazon’s cooperation with the government investigation. In addition to the three Apple insiders, four of the six U.S. officials confirmed that Apple was a victim. In all, 17 people confirmed the manipulation of Supermicro’s hardware and other elements of the attacks. The sources were granted anonymity because of the sensitive, and in some cases classified, nature of the information. One government official says China’s goal was long-term access to high-value corporate secrets and sensitive government networks. No consumer data is known to have been stolen.

And you are worried about Russia. The US has been trusting on the kindness of strangers in China since the beginning of the Clinton Administration, This even extended to critical infrastructure and defense and intelligence elements. So what did they expect. Out telecommunications business are defunct and reside in China. This is akin to relying on Russian launch vehicle to protect us against a Soviet attack. Nothing new, it is just Government.

Now if you think this is bad hold on to your hat. Massive amounts of our pharmaceuticals are made in China! Yes, key drugs. China has developed with the help of US educational institutions a massive and world class pharmaceutical capability. That means two things. First they can run circles around us. Second, and this is critical, then can put into therapeutics all sorts of other stuff to do everything from creating massive cancer outbreaks to mind control. They do not need Facebook, that have half the population in the US hooked on their drugs, and I am not speaking of opioids.

Would we have allowed this in the Cold War with Russia? No. So why do we allow this with a declared adversary? Profit? For whom and of course at what cost.

This will make a great suspense novel. Can't wait to get started. And, oh to you folks out there with whatever derangement syndrome you profess, than Beijing, I think.