Nitpicking : Jinan is a city, not a province. It's the capital of the Shandong province. More relevant, it's one of the three largest military centers in China

Nitpicking : Jinan is a city, not a province. It's the capital of the Shandong province. More relevant, it's one of the three largest military centers in China, which I'm guessing is why the attacks stem from there. This does lend credence to the idea of a government sanctioned operation. However, Jinan is also the home to one of the top computer science schools and software engineering colleges in China, so it could be just student hackers I guess (though I'm not convinced).