"Those who are doing this in China are most likely not doing this for China - they are taking advantage of state resources to benefit themselves and their croni

"Those who are doing this in China are most likely not doing this for China - they are taking advantage of state resources to benefit themselves and their cronies" Quite the contrary. Odds are that the people in China that could access computers, and the people that could spend months doing this ARE working for the government of China. It is the Government of China he who has resources, not so individuals. Individuals in China could be at much script kiddies. Education is poor at the moment, and most people are so poor that just buying a computer is a sacrifice. But Government is very powerful there.