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Chinese soldiers work on computers at a garrison of the People's Liberation Army in Chongqing. Cyberattacks are a major part of political warfare. © AP

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- When the U.S. Justice Department announced last week that two U.S. Navy servicemen had been arrested on charges of sharing secrets with China in exchange for cash, it was a prime example of what analysts describe as political warfare.

The information allegedly passed on by Wenheng Zhao and Jinchao Wei, both of whom held U.S. security clearances, included blueprints for a radar system in Okinawa, Japan, and details of modifications to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

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