DOD report cites China’s cyber espionage

China is continuing to use its cyber espionage capabilities to gather intelligence on the U.S. diplomatic, economic, and defense industrial base sectors that support U.S. national defense programs, according to the latest annual Defense Department report on China’s military.

“The information targeted could potentially be used to benefit China’s defense industry, high-technology industries, policymaker interest in U.S. leadership thinking on key issues, and military planners building a picture of U.S. defense networks, logistics, and related military capabilities that could...