How China Is Building a Powerful Army of Hackers
How China Is Building a Powerful Army of Hackers  
Podcast: Big Take
Published On: Wed Jun 18 2025
Description: Teams from China used to dominate international hacking competitions, until Beijing ordered them to stop attending and take part only in domestic tournaments. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Jamie Tarabay about how tournaments are helping boost China’s cyber-espionage capabilities and what that means for the world. Read more: Chinese Hacking Competitions Fuel the Country’s Broad Cyber Ambitions - BloombergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.