U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the end of their news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 12, 2014. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
David E. Sanger, New York Times: U.S. and China Seek Arms Deal for Cyberspace
WASHINGTON — The United States and China are negotiating what could become the first arms control accord for cyberspace, embracing a commitment by each country that it will not be the first to use cyberweapons to cripple the other’s critical infrastructure during peacetime, according to officials involved in the talks.
While such an agreement could address attacks on power stations, banking systems, cellphone networks and hospitals, it would not, at least in its first version, protect against most of the attacks that China has been accused of conducting in the United States, including the widespread poaching of intellectual property and the theft of millions of government employees’ personal data.
The negotiations have been conducted with urgency in recent weeks, with a goal to announce an agreement when President Xi Jinping of China arrives in Washington for a state visit on Thursday. President Obama hinted at the negotiations on Wednesday, when he told the Business Roundtable that the rising number of cyberattacks would “probably be one of the biggest topics” of the summit meeting, and that his goal was to see “if we and the Chinese are able to coalesce around a process for negotiations” that would ultimately “bring a lot of other countries along.”
WNU Editor: If this report is true .... and I suspect that it is since it is known that the White House usually leaks national security developments to David Sanger at the New York Times .... it will still not address what China is doing right now .... launching cyber attacks to retrieve/steal data from U.S. data networks.
More News On Reports That The U.S. And China Are Negotiating An 'Arms Control Accord' For Cyberspace
US and China reportedly working on an arms accord to limit cyber attacks -- The Verge
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U.S. and China reportedly working on cybersecurity peace treaty -- Digital Trends
It just never fails to strike me that this man (and the men and women who propose to follow him as the POTUS), looks so out of his depth when interacting with Chairman Xi or President Putin. I just cringe when I watch western leaders interact with leaders of this calibre.
ReplyDeleteIt's like Godzilla versus Used Car Salesman or something. You just know how it's going to turn out. The big lizard doesnt need a car (or the subprime loan to buy it) and the auto pedlar's polyester suit is far from fire proof.