Ludicrous

Why on earth would the Chinese hack computers at The New York Times? What possible benefit could they derive from doing so? After all, The Tmes has for years functioned as little more than a house organ for every socialist/communist regime on the planet, and they almost never miss an opportunity to carp about the evils of capitalism and liberty. And the beauty is that they do it all by theselves; the ChiComs don't have to pay them a dime. Why muck up a good thing?