Dive Brief:
- U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss cyber security, NBC News reports.
- It’s the first such talks since the two countries signed a bilateral anti-hacking accord in September.
- The agreement included a pledge that neither country would knowingly carry out hacking for commercial advantages.
Dive Insight:
China's Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun was expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
The meetings also mark an ongoing effort to repair relations after China withdrew from a working group last year when the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Chinese military hackers for cyber espionage against U.S. companies in the nuclear power, metals and solar products industries.
The U.S. government also suspects China was behind the massive breach of the federal Office of Personnel Management earlier this year.
U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice said "cyber-enabled economic espionage … puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.-China ties."
