It means there are two choices for America's participation in the global internet: decryption capabilities or America's Great Firewall. The statement implies t

It means there are two choices for America's participation in the global internet: decryption capabilities or America's Great Firewall. The statement implies that in the absence of "strong decryption programs" then there would be only restricted access to and use of cyberspace. I'm sure the intelligence leadership in the US Government look at China's Great Firewall with both trepidation and admiration.