One of the most conspicuous is table tennis player Geng Lijuan, the former world number one from China who has for more than a decade represented Canada.
Mr. Geng said that since the creation of the Ministry of National Defense and China Military Online websites, both had faced serious and growing numbers of attacks.
Geng's company, operator of 250 kilometers of toll roads that link mainland dynamo Shanghai, Hangzhou and the booming port of Ningbo, recently reported a 30% profit increase last year.