"What, besides credibility of the institutions making the allegations, are these allegations' "own merits"?" Because China hacking is fairly widespread and so

"What, besides credibility of the institutions making the allegations, are these allegations' "own merits"?" Because China hacking is fairly widespread and so this is not just about a single institution, it's about many. There's broad consensus here, it's not just 'Dick Cheney & Co.', it's many governments, many agencies, many businesses, academic institutions and the spying/hacking takes a variety of forms. Yes, this an 'escalation' of sorts, because making it 'NATO' makes it both firmly an issue of national security for not just the US, but for many 'important' actors. If anything, I think there's not enough action here. It's definitely worthwhile to keep a very close eye on misinformation and propaganda ... but I think so far we're on the right path.