Jian Rattling

China blows hot air:

China on Tuesday warned the United States that it was jeopardizing military ties by charging five Chinese officers with cyberspying... Beijing announced it was suspending cooperation with the United States in a joint cybersecurity task force over Monday’s indictments, which accused the officers of stealing trade secrets from major American companies.

So basically you're no longer going to participate in the joint operation which you were using as a cover to spy on us. Well... bye.

While we're on the subject, to exactly which "military ties" might you be referring? You mean the ones where you fly jets at Taiwan every few weeks while our carriers and subs wag their fingers at them, whereupon you blush and mutter "Garsh, just kiddin', fellas." Those "military ties"? Well, you're welcome to stop that any time you like.

Finally, since China is leveraged very heavily both into American debt and American consumerism, you might want to consider who really has the stronger position here.