The consensus seems to have set that the Obama Administration’s indictment of the Chinese PLA officers for cyber crimes was, at best, ineffective and, at worst, damaging.
Today, the definitive word comes from the New York Times editorial page.
In this context, the Justice Department’s decision to indict five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for fraud is understandable as a feel-good gesture and seems within the parameters of American law. As a matter of substance, though, it is pointless and perhaps counterproductive.
