Why this is China's golden age of hacking

By Sacha Pfeiffer,

Kai McNamee

Published July 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM EDT

Dakota Cary of the Atlantic Council Global China Hub describes this moment as China's golden age of hacking.

Sacha Pfeiffer

Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.

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Kai McNamee

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