China and the United States engaged in the settlement of cybersecurity issues
The U.S. and China began the first meeting of the ad hoc committee, which will deal with the settlement of disputes relating to cybersecurity. The problem has become a serious irritant in relations between the two countries. On Monday in Washington, the first meeting of the working group representing both countries. They expect to achieve some progress in addressing the problem before in the U.S. capital will begin scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the trade and economic high-level talks between the two countries.
In April, Washington and Beijing have agreed to start a dialogue on cybersecurity. On Monday, State Department spokesman Jen Psak reported that the meeting pursues several objectives. The Obama administration has accused China in organizing large-scale program in which hackers steal the secrets of U.S. government agencies and companies for economic gain.
China also claims to be a victim of cyber attacks by the United States and other countries. To confirm his words, Chinese officials cited the example of information that the media gave Snowden. Last month, a former contract employee of the NSA to several newspapers reported that the United States for several years monitored Internet traffic in China and Hong Kong to gather intelligence.
At the same time President Obama has said in several interviews that there is a difference between intelligence gathering, which involved many countries and theft of commercial secrets.
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