"The statement contained in the Cyber Agreement that neither government will knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property for commercial gain appeared to signal Chinese acceptance, for the first time, of the distinction the U.S. government draws between cyber intrusions for national security purposes and activities pursued for commercial benefit. President Xi lent his personal imprimatur to the pledge not to support commercial cyber espionage by stating
that "... both government[s] will not be engaged in or knowingly support online theft of intellectual properties," and by declaring in a speech in Seattle three days earlier that "the Chinese government will not, in whatever form, engage in commercial theft or encourage or support such attempts by anyone." Some observers have noted that a troublesome aspect of the Cyber Agreement, however, is that it may not reflect the intentions of the People's Liberation Army.
In response to a question about whether he was satisfied with China's steps on cybersecurity, President Obama said that the United States has traditional law enforcement tools available to "go after those who are attacking our companies or trying to extract trade secrets and data," and, through an executive order issued in April 2015, also has the ability to impose sanctions."
To make any agreement work with China, there has to be more than just a written statement by two sides that says it will not happen again. China violates sanctions it has agreed to in the UN, violates international agreements on behavior on the seas, ignores patent infringement on patents held outside China, and behaves more like a criminal enterprise than a sovereign country. It is like entering into an agreement with a known liar.
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