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Article looks great

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

At the moment, the article is looking very well written and researched.--Craigboy (talk) 23:01, 19 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Further sources

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

— Preceding unsigned comment added by DOR (talk • contribs) 01:02, 20 February 2013‎
"What we know about the Chinese army's alleged cyber spying unit". CNN
"PLA has set up Chinese version of 'PRISM' monitoring in H.K.: Kanwa". -- Ohc ^¡digame! 08:35, 19 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Should this eventually be added?

Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

"In an indication of the military sensitivity around the Shanghai site pinpointed by the report as home to the hacking group, the BBC's John Sudworth and his camera crew were briefly detained by soldiers when they went to film the facility. They were only released once they had handed over their footage."--Craigboy (talk) 06:52, 20 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Sure, I don't see how it's not notable. - M0rphzone (talk) 08:18, 25 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Article looks great

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Should this eventually be added?