Huge power cuts in Spain and Portugal recently revealed the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. But are they a window into the future? The Five Eyes alliance has already warned that Chinese cyber attackers have compromised US energy, transport and water. The Times' security expert Edward Lucas analyses how China could target western society as geopolitical tensions rise.

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Chinese cyber attacks could bring the West to a standstill