Lawmakers get taste of AI-enabled cyberattacks in China-Taiwan war game
Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich. of the House Homeland Security Committee gets an overview of the CSIS war game simulating AI-cyber threats involving China and Taiwan. David DiMolfetta/Staff
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
July 22, 2026 12:17 PM ET
Representatives weighed responses to simulated Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure during a tabletop exercise centered on a Taiwan crisis.
Members and staffers from the House Homeland Security Committee and the House China Select Committee were put through a simulated Taiwan crisis Tuesday that tested how U.S. officials might respond to AI-backed cyberattacks targeting transportation and logistics networks needed to deploy American forces.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted the event to give lawmakers a window into the trade-offs and uncertainty that would shape the U.S. response to a fast-moving conflict involving China and its implications in American cyberspace.
Among those participating were...
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