China's Cyberattacks on U.S. Infrastructure and Navy Raise Concerns in Pacific Region.

Chinese hackers backed by the government have compromised key telecommunications infrastructure on Guam and elsewhere in the United States, according to a May 24 advisory issued by Microsoft. The hackers used code called “web shell,” a toxic script that grants remote access to servers. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said on May 25 that the Navy “has been impacted” by the Chinese cyberattacks. Microsoft said the overarching purpose of the campaign is to cripple America’s ability to communicate and respond during “future crises.” And the primary future crisis the Chinese Communist Party is preparing for is the conquest of Taiwan.