Alleged Chinese hackers targeted the world at state's behest

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The U.S. sees China's Ministry of State Security as behind recent cyberattacks on American targets. © Reuters

OKI NAGAI, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The U.S. government believes that the two suspected Chinese hackers indicted this week were part of a group that operated on a global scale, attacking high-profile targets in the U.S. and elsewhere on behalf of the Chinese government.

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