Sanctions punishing China for hacking U.S. companies could drive Beijing to cancel President Xi Jinping’s upcoming U.S. visit, according to experts and former administration officials.
The Asian power is increasingly anxious about the potential of economic penalties ahead of what’s seen as an important summit for the future of the U.S.-China relationship.
“The Chinese right now are getting very concerned because they understand this will create embarrassing optics around the visit for them,” said Samm Sacks, China analyst at the Eurasia Group, a political risk consulting firm, who has advised government agencies on Chinese tech policy.
Update: US, China conclude cybersecurity talks -- Deutsche Welle
WNU Editor: Even I know that the U.S. is not going to impose sanctions on the eve of a Chinese President Xi Jinping’s U.S. state visit. These leaks are all for show ... and I am willing to bet that even the Chinese see these threats of sanctions as nothing more but theatre.
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