Common cyberspace

The White House unveiled its Internation-al Strategy for Cyberspace on May 16. Besides emphasizing the correlation between Internet freedom and cyber security, the document also promised the prospect of conventional responses to hostile attacks in cyberspace.

In the age of information, the document reflects Washington's priority to push ahead with cyber hegemony in a bid to maintain its military and economic supremacy over its competitors and boost its leading status as the world's only superpower.

In fact, different departments of the US government have been working on plans to counter threats from cyber attacks, some of which are regarded as acts of war against US interests.