
United States government exaggerations of Chinese cyber capabilities and Chinese policy backlash to those statements is causing a “rhetorical spiral of mistrust” in both countries that is more dangerous than any “digital Pearl Harbor,” according to a Harvard Belfar Center Policy Brief published this month and based on an earlier article in International Security.Inflated threat perception in the U.S. and Chinese responses are increasing mistrust between both countries. Concurrently, despite Chinese cyber actions, the U.S. has a growing cyber advantage.…