US Cable: China Leaders Ordered Hacking on Google

New details have been uncovered in the hacking of Google in China earlier this year. According to recent leaked documents, the hacking was in fact ordered by top ranking government officials.

The New York Times said the cable, dated early this year, quoted the contact as saying that propaganda chief Li Changchun, the fifth-ranked official in the country, and top security official Zhou Yongkang oversaw the hacking of Google. Both men are members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

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