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New revelations underscore the degree to which China has ignored, or evaded, U.S. efforts to curb its extensive computer infiltration efforts.

Documents leaked on a public website show that China is hiring private hackers to obtain sensitive information from foreign companies and governments.

China has increasingly turned to private companies in campaigns to hack foreign governments and control its domestic population.

The disruption is part of a broader effort to stymie Russia’s cybercampaigns against the United States and its allies, including Ukraine.

The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nations try to pilfer each other’s scientific secrets.