After the meeting, a US diplomat, who asked not to be named, told Agence France-Presse: Washington is concerned about the hacker attacks that have affected nearly 25 US companies and other institutions recently, which are suspected of being perpetrated by the Chinese; As well as freezing channels of communication between the two countries and their armies, which is why Blinken urged them to be reopened.
According to the American diplomat, China has refused to resume military dialogue because it continues to demand that the United States lift the sanctions imposed on Chinese Defense Minister Li Sangfu. The sanctions were justified by the fact that in 2017 the minister had a hand in the purchase of weapons from Russia.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller He told the Reuters news agency: In the “open and constructive” meeting, in addition to differences of opinion, many topics were discussed, among them the necessary cooperation for the security of the Taiwan Strait in order to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts arising therefrom.
More than twenty billion combinations of usernames and passwords have fallen into the hands of hackers
Last year, there were 24 billion combinations of usernames and passwords in the hands of cybercriminals, which is 65 percent more than the previous year. According to the analysis of ESET, the international provider of business and home security software solutions, the number of stolen IDs will continue to increase this year. Read more >>>
