Obama rejected tough options for countering Chinese cyber attacks two years ago

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/10/obama-rejected-tough-options-countering-chinese-cy/

By Bill Gertz
The Washington Free Beacon Sunday
March 10, 2013

President Obama two years ago rejected a series of tough actions against China, 
including counter-cyber attacks and economic sanctions, for Beijing’s 
aggressive campaign of cyber espionage against the U.S. government and private 
businesses networks, according to administration officials.

Meanwhile, China recently issued a veiled threat to the United States about 
U.S. accusations of Chinese military cyber espionage. China told U.S. officials 
that continued U.S. public accusations of cyber espionage would render future 
bilateral discussions unproductive during recent U.S.-China talks following the 
release of a security firm’s report linking the Chinese military to cyber 
spying.

On plans to deter Chinese cyber attacks, senior administration officials turned 
down a series of tough options designed to dissuade China from further attacks 
that were developed over a three-month period beginning in August 2011.

According to administration officials familiar with internal discussions, the 
options were dismissed as too disruptive of U.S.-China relations.

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