Chinese cyber attacks not acceptable, Obama says
President Barack Obama has told members of the US Armed Forces that alleged Chinese cyber attacks are “not acceptable," and called on American authorities to be much more efficient in their response to such attacks.
"We've made very clear to the Chinese that there are certain practices that they're engaging in that we know are emanating from China and are not acceptable," Obama said.
He made the remarks during a “Worldwide Troop Talk” on the Defense Department network on Friday evening, just weeks ahead of a visit to the United States by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
"And we can choose to make this an area of competition — which I guarantee you we'll win if we have to — or, alternatively, we can come to an agreement in which we say, this isn't helping anybody," he added.
"Let's instead try to have some basic rules of the road in terms of how we operate," he continued.
Obama spoke a day after US intelligence chiefs said cyber attacks had replaced terrorism as the main security threat to the United States.
Washington has for years accused the Chinese government and military of conducting computer-based attacks against the US, including efforts to steal information from federal agencies.
It claims that the Chinese military has made cyber warfare capabilities a priority over a decade ago and often blames people linked to it for hacking into US companies’ computers to steal secrets.
Beijing says Washington’s cyber attack accusations are hypocritical, since intelligence leaks have revealed that the US itself is most active perpetrator of cyber espionage against foreign countries, especially against China.
"We hope that the US stops its groundless attacks against China, start dialogue based on a foundation of mutual respect, and jointly build a cyberspace that is peaceful, secure, open and cooperative," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a daily news briefing on Friday.
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