Of course not, China doesn't engage in such unethical behaviour as spying.
Please notice that yesterday French president Macron named USA a big bully when he hold a joint meeting with Canada Premier Trudeau.Of course not, China doesn't engage in such unethical behaviour as spying.
Real talk: the only thing I disbelieve about the story is that that's the extent of the breach. If I had to put down money, I would say China took a lot more.
Seriously, why does the US keep complaining of Chinese hacking? If they had better cyber defenses, would there be these instances? First, it was the stolen W88 plans. Then, it was the alleged 25 TB F-35 data stolen. Now this? Either American cyberdefenses need drastic improvement or these hacking instances are made up ... both of which do not bode well for the US.
If China can build a strategic partnership with European countries, that would be a huge loss for the US. The relationship with Russia, while good, is full of constraints due to historical distrust and Russia's weak geopolitical/economic state. However, I don't think European countries will be leaning closer to China over the US ... esp since US pays their security bills.
