Beijing’s Cyberattacks on Moscow Signal Geopolitical Rift and Alliance Shift
As reports emerge that Chinese state-backed hackers are successfully penetrating Russian aerospace and defense systems, a significant tectonic shift is underway—and Epoch Times senior investigative reporter Joshua Philipp is ready to unpack it for your audience.
From New York to Washington, this story isn’t just a cybersecurity oddity—it’s strategic dominoes falling across the global stage. With Chinese cyber units like APT31 and Mustang Panda reportedly hacking Russian military firms, and collaborative cyber activity among authoritarian states rising, the implications for U.S. national security and international alliances couldn’t be higher
Why this matters:
- It lays bare the fragility of the “no-limits partnership” between Beijing and Moscow, exposing cracks through technological espionage.
- It signals the emergence of a competitive triangle—U.S. countering China in Asia, U.S. countering Russia in Europe, and now China encroaching on Russian territory.
- Shared cybercriminal networks (Russia, China, Iran) increasingly weaponize cyberspace, eroding traditional state boundaries.
- The targeting of space, military-industrial, and infrastructure systems sets the stage for cyberwarfare impacting Ukraine, Taiwan, and Western allies.
Philipp has a proven track record of exposing CCP influence strategies. His analysis offers the clarity audiences crave: which global fault lines are flickering, and how does cyber-espionage hint at future kinetic or economic conflicts?
Suggested interview topics:
• Why China is now hacking Russia—and what it says about their alliance
• The cyber triangle: how the U.S., China, and Russia are rebalancing power
• The growing role of cybercriminal proxies in state-level espionage
• What this means for the U.S. cybersecurity posture and allied defense
Relevant Article(s)
China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets – The New York Times
OPTIONAL Q&A:
- What do you make of China hacking Russian defense and aerospace targets—does this mark a strategic rupture or tactical betrayal?
- How should the U.S. interpret Beijing targeting Moscow while maintaining a so-called “no-limits” partnership?
- Is China using cyber operations to leapfrog Russia in military tech and intelligence superiority?
- Could this be the first visible crack in the China-Russia alliance that’s been growing since the Ukraine war began?
- How does this hacking operation reframe the cyber triangle between the U.S., China, and Russia?
- Are we seeing the emergence of covert great-power rivalry between China and Russia beneath their anti-West façade?
- How do you think the U.S. should adjust its cybersecurity strategy in light of this breach between authoritarian allies?
- Could this hacking episode escalate tensions in Ukraine or Taiwan by forcing Russia and China into more unpredictable positions?
ABOUT JOSHUA PHILIPP…
Joshua Philipp is an award-winning journalist and Senior Investigative Reporter at The Epoch Times. He is the host of ‘Crossroads,’ a news and analysis program on EpochTV. His works have included breakthrough investigations into the origins of Covid-19 and the Wuhan laboratory in the early days of the pandemic. He spearheaded the first documentary on the lab leak origins of the COVID-19 virus, released in April 2020. This groundbreaking documentary garnered over 75 million views, and while many tried to label it misinformation, its findings have since been vindicated by the White House and US intelligence agencies.
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM JOSHUA PHILIPP
Joshua Philipp, senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times and a recognized China expert, has mapped out these networks during his 15-plus years of research into the CCP. He provides a deeper context on the CCP’s attempts to subvert the systems and institutions in the United States. As the Chinese regime states, they aim to “strangle you with your own systems,” and that tactic is playing out across key industries and institutions in the US.
Josh is also a leading expert on Chinese unconventional warfare and United Front operations, which he has investigated and exposed since 2008. His 15-plus years of research and investigations on the Chinese Communist Party, subversion, human rights abuses and related topics give him unique insight into the global threat and political landscape.
DOCUMENTARIES/SERIES
• Tracking Down the Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus
• The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America
NOTABLE APPEARANCES
• The National Press Club
• Harvard University
• CPAC
• Turning Point USA
• Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News
• Steve Bannon’s War Room
• The U.S. Air Academy
CONTACT:
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