WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Office of Personnel Management announced on June 4 that it had discovered a massive cybersecurity breach in April that compromised the personal data of nearly every current and many former US federal employees.
“We remain deeply concerned about government-sponsored cyber theft from companies and commercial sectors,” said US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.
He added that the United States and China have a shared interest “in ensuring that the Internet continues to drive growth and prosperity worldwide.”
Lew said during the forum, the US and Chinese officials will discuss “candidly” such areas of concern as cybersecurity, barriers to open trade and investment, and exchange rate reform.
Moreover, the representatives of the two countries will address a range of economic issues, including the need to uphold high governance and standards in the international economic system, the treasury secretary said.
Joined Sec. Lew & our Chinese partners to kick off #USChina Strat & Econ Dialogue, #CPE2015 at historic Mount Vernon. pic.twitter.com/wE8sQz325x
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) 23 июня 2015
US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue has been held since 2009. The forum is a mechanism to generate cooperation between the two countries, according to the Treasury.
