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December 02 , 2015
  • New York Times reports that China has acknowledged for the first time that the breach of the United States Office of Personnel Management's computer systems, which the Obama administration said exposed the personal information of more than 21.5 million people, was the work of Chinese hackers. But China insisted that the breach was the result of criminal activity, not a state-sponsored cyberattack.The assertion came in one paragraph midway through an article published on Tuesday by Xinhua, the state-run news agency, about a meeting in Washington between top Chinese and American law enforcement officials, and it raised more questions than it answered. The session was the first since President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China announced a set of vague rules of the road about what kind of hacking is impermissible. The two countries have promised to work toward a more comprehensive understanding.

  • Reuters reports: "When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would 'lead to nothing'....Legal experts say Manila has a significant chance of success, citing the court's detailed rejection of China's arguments in the hearing on jurisdiction. A final ruling is expected in mid-2016.Such a judgment would likely be a millstone around China's neck, especially at regional meetings, because it would mark the first time an international court has intervened in the dispute, making it harder for Beijing to ignore, the diplomats and experts said."

  • Financial Times report: "US officials pressed Chinese counterparts to improve co-operation in a historic first round of talks aimed at stopping cyber-economic espionage between the two geopolitical rivals....It was the first meeting of its kind since US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping in September pledged that their countries would not knowingly engage in cyber economic espionage. As part of that agreement, Ms Lynch and Mr Johnson were appointed co-chairs of the joint cyber dialogue with China. Yet US law enforcement and intelligence officials say they have not seen a change in behaviour when it comes to cyber attacks linked to China since the September pledge. Cyber security firm CrowdStrike issued a report in October saying China was still engaging in hacks, including seven attempted breaches at companies in the technology or pharmaceuticals sector."
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