NOTE: Before answering the following questions, watch the video under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news item.

2. Two cybersecurity companies found evidence of Chinese hacking in recent months. Recorded Future found evidence suggesting what target? Be specific.

3. a) What did Cyfirma discover Chinese hackers attempting to infiltrate?
b) What is believed to be China’s purpose for this hack?

4. Consider the role of the UN in the world (for which the U.S. contributes 22% of the total general funding from our taxpayer dollars.)
The purpose of the U.N. (from its website) is “to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the well-being of all people.”
Consider the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which is charged with “the maintenance of international peace and security.”

• The Security Council's powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action.
• There are 15 members of the Security Council, consisting of five veto-wielding permanent members (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States) and ten elected members with two-year terms.

a) The Communist government of China, led by “President for Life” Xi JinPing, does not act like a responsible UN partner country, but rather as a rogue nation. Based on the ongoing, increasingly aggressive and antagonistic actions the Chinese government takes (and always denies) toward most other countries, including the U.S., India, Taiwan, Australia, Europe, etc., what should these countries do/say at the U.N. General Assembly to address this world threat? Is there anything we can/should do? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.