>Still, the State Department warned - as it had for years - that publicly confronting China over its online economic warfare would damage relations with Beijing

>Still, the State Department warned - as it had for years - that publicly confronting China over its online economic warfare would damage relations with Beijing, so American government statements about the hacking did not disclose the scope of China's efforts. https://www.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/how-edward-snowden-escalated-cyber-war-243886.html https://www.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/how-edward-snowden-escal...