Pentagon report on China's cyber threats prompts warning to U.S. business about ‘trade-offs’

A senior Pentagon official told companies that doing business with China could present a “trade-off” by preventing work as a contractor for the Defense Department, a warning that comes with the release of a new report highlighting Beijing's goal of dominance in cyberspace.

“Should those companies have an interest in doing business with the United States Department of Defense to be part of the defense industrial base, understand that there may be potential trade-offs,” said Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall...