Posted on The Wall Street Journal
Author: James T. Areddy

JINAN, China – From this city of six million, Shandong Lanxiang Vocational School quietly churns out 30,000 mechanics, barbers and welders each year. One of its triumphs was training chefs who cooked for Olympic athletes at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

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Google Inc. issued a surprise announcement this week, accusing Chinese hackers from Jinan of hijacking personal Gmail accounts of senior U.S. officials and others, by tricking them into disclosing their passwords. Among those targeted were White House employees, people familiar with the matter said. Read more »