CGTN Poll: U.S. 'Hacking Empire' a serious threat to world peace


China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd, a Chinese cybersecurity company, jointly released an investigation report that exposed the United States Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) exploitation of internet technology to wiretap and incite "color revolutions" in other countries. This report has gained widespread attention.

An opinion poll conducted by CGTN for global netizens revealed that 93 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. is posing a serious threat to global cybersecurity.

The U.S. has long been abusing its advantage in internet technology to conduct large-scale and prolonged theft and surveillance of other governments and its own citizens, significantly jeopardizing global cybersecurity. According to the poll, 94.4 percent of global respondents are outraged by U.S. espionage, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty and security of other countries.

Ironically, the U.S. government has accused other nations of cyber surveillance under the guise of "national security" while using this excuse to suppress other countries' technology enterprises to maintain its own technological hegemony in the world. About 95.7 percent of respondents strongly condemned the U.S. government's "double standard" approach to national security issues.

As the main intelligence agency of the U.S. government, the CIA has long been covertly organizing and conducting regime subversion and protest activities with the nature of "Peaceful Evolution" and "Color Revolution" worldwide. Over the decades, the CIA has overturned or attempted to overthrow at least 50 legitimate governments and created disturbances in other countries, seriously undermining global peace and stability.

What's even more alarming is that the U.S., according to CIA's internal documents leaked by Wikipedia, owns the largest cyber arsenal by developing numerous hacking tools and cyber-attacking weapons. As many as 92.8 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. has used its technological superiority to maintain its hegemony.

The poll dismissed the offensive U.S. cybersecurity strategy by 90.8 percent of respondents as a serious threat to the global cybersecurity order, which is deeply concerning.

CGTN released the poll on its English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian platforms, with over 56,000 people voting within 24 hours.

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