High-level talks on cybersecurity are set to begin April 8 between the Chinese regime and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
The three-day mini-summit in Beijing is on counterterrorism and global crime, and cybersecurity will be a key topic.
The visit comes just one week after the Obama administration announced a new sanctions program that will punish hackers and businesses that profit from hacking. The sanctions could seriously affect the Chinese regime’s state-run companies that benefit from cybercrime.
The sanctions will likely be one of the key topics, and the sanctions could make this the first high-level cybersecurity dialogue with China where the United States has any significant advantage.
The sanctions could seriously affect the Chinese regime's state-run companies that benefit from cybercrime.
