Allow hack backs (retaliatory attacks) against the Chinese government

American business, American trade secrets, American military tactics, Americans personal life are all at stake. America has been hacked, and is not able to do anything about it because the information is stolen. The hacker: China. They have stolen information from America for many years and are still continuing to steal even though they sign pacts and peace agreements. It is time for America to retrieve this stolen information and delete it out of China"s database. And it is for this reason that my partner and I stand firmly Resolved: The US government should implement the hack back system Before we go any further though, we must define a few key terms in Observation 1. Definitions 1.People"s Republic of China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world 2.Hack - use of a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system 3.Significant - in a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention. 4.Reform - make changes in 5. Hack back - the ability for a country to trace a hack, and retrieve and delete any stolen information Observation 2. Standard The weighing mechanism for today"s debate round is protection of information. America should be allowed to keep trade and military secrets as well the information of those who work for the United States government private and secret. If a country violates our privacy, we have every right to trace that hack, retrieve the information, delete it, and possibly find the person responsible. By passing our plan, we will allow America to "hack back" when China violates our privacy, and when partner and I show you that we better uphold the protection of information than the status quo, by allowing us to hack back our information, an affirmative ballot is warranted. With the definitions and weighing mechanism established, let"s take a look at the situation in the current system in" Observation 2: Inherency Inherency: China backs hackers who get American info http://fortune.com... Since then, a new report has drawn direct connections between China"s People"s Liberation Army and a hacking operation of U.S. allies in the South China Sea. The Wall Street Journal reported today about a hacker named Ge Xing: Through accounts allegedly tied to Mr. Ge, the report draws a direct link between his unit, People"s Liberation Army Unit 78020, a military intelligence arm based in China"s southwest, and a hacker collective known as Naikon that security researchers say has successfully penetrated key computer networks in countries competing with China for control over the South China Sea. MPX: China is backing hackers who break into the US database and steal valuable information and secrets. Inherency: The Chinese government is building an online cyber army http://fortune.com... Last week, it was revealed that Chinese hackers launched a massive cyber attack on the U.S. government, affecting 4 million current and former federal employees. The blackmail potential of such information, and the harm to U.S. national security, should be obvious. And the connection with China should not be surprising since the U.S. has been fighting this war for some time. A senior Chinese government official even stated recently that the country is assembling an "online army," which means that the cyber war between the U.S. and China is bound to heat up. MPX: China is currently building a cyber army to attack the US database and steal information Observation 4: Harms Harm: China is stealing valuable trade secrets http://time.com... Five Chinese military hackers employed by the Chinese government were accused yesterday of infiltrating American companies and stealing trade secrets. By charging the men with economic espionage and identity theft, among other crimes, the Department of Justice has set the stage for a tense standoff with the Chinese government. MPX: Chinese backed hackers are stealing secret American trade information which we will bring up upon request by the negative team but included solar power technology, nuclear power technology, inside information on US business strategy, etc. but not only has this hurt the US government, but it is hurting US businesses as we will see in the impact MPX: US businesses are harmed by the state backed Chinese hackers http://time.com... The apparent victims of the hacking are American titans: U.S. Steel, the nation"s oldest and biggest steel manufacturer and the lovechild of tycoons Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan; Alcoa, the world"s third-largest aluminum maker; Westinghouse Electrical Company, one of the world"s leading nuclear power developers; SolarWorld AG a leading solar technology company ; and the United Steelworkers, among America"s most iconic labor unions. Harm 2: Chinese state backed hacker steals sensitive defense information http://freebeacon.com... A Chinese businessman pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to hack computer networks of U.S. defense contractors and obtain sensitive data on military aircraft that was passed on to China. The plea deal includes an admission by Su of conspiring with two people in China from October 2008 to March 2014 who broke into U.S. computer networks at Boeing and other defense companies. The hackers stole large amounts of military information that was supplied to China, according to court documents and a statement by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. The operation first gained access to some 630,000 Boeing computer files on the C-17 military transport aircraft technology in early 2009. The C-17 is the U.S. military"s main cargo aircraft. The data included details on the aircraft"s onboard computer. Other stolen files included data on the F-22 and F-35 aircraft, the military"s most advanced radar-evading stealth fighter jets. The F-22 data included details of an unspecified "training component" on the stealth jet used to launch missiles. MPX: Not only are the Chinese taking away our trade and business secrets, they are stealing our military secrets and plans and America does not make any efforts to regain or delete those documents. Observation 6: Solvency Solvency: America is capable of implementing the hack back system https://fcw.com... America has the big stick in cyberspace. But does it matter, if the rest of the world believes we won't use it? There's an awful lot the U.S. could do, and it might need to launch a cyber strike or two to get adversaries off its back. "We need to have people believe if they hack us there will be punishment," Lewis said. "We have the capability ... people don't think we'll do it." Today, we saw the damage that China is causing America through their thievery of our secrets, military tactics, etc. I leave you with this quote from Michelle van Cleave which perfectly sums up China in the cyber world. "The Chinese have a sophisticated network of tens of thousands human spies and computer hackers targeting American military and technological secrets, what they can"t acquire legally through trade, or creatively through mergers and acquisitions, they are prepared to steal." It"s time to combat their thievery by hacking back our information and for all these reasons, an affirmative ballot is not only warranted, but needed.