Cyber-Realpolitik is behind China’s push for closer ties with the European Union on cybersecurity.

The United States, the world’s cyber power, and China, the emerging cyber power have convergent and divergent views on many cyber related issues that many times leads to conflict between the two. In the future, an increased level of communication will lead to mutual trust in handling many of these issues, and will aide in the effect rule making process.

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) infiltrated Chinese telecom giant Huawei years ago. The disclosures highlight the global risks associated with unilateral government surveillance.

With the announcement that President Xi will oversee a new group on Internet security, Franz-Stefan Gady analyzes the future of China-US cybersecurity cooperation.

China should cooperate with other countries to build an international cyber environment that is secure and trustworthy, fair and reasonable, peaceful and stable, writes Lu Jinghua.

Chinese officials have adopted a conspicuously low-key attitude toward the U.S. National Security Agency affair. However, despite protests from countries like Germany and Brazil, Beijing and Washington should work together to protect common cyber interests.

This is a keynote speech at the Fourth World Cyberspace Cooperation Summit by Cai Mingzhao, Minister of the State Council Information Office of China.

The “Snowden Incident” has harmed United States standing in the international community in three ways: weakened US soft power, complicated game theory among the world’s four leading powers, and proved the danger of web-based non-state entities.

How can China and the United States make progress on cybersecurity? Graham Webster explains that until competing views of the Internet – as a source of freedom-promotion in the U.S. and a sovereign autonomy in China are understood – neither side will see real progress on cybersecurity.

The implementation of the United States’ pivot to Asia continues to ratchet up tensions between the US and China. In order to avoid a destabilizing arms race and facilitate crisis management, David Gompert and Terrence Kelly provide two solutions.