State Department 'monitoring China's adherence' to 2015 agreement on espionage

The State Department is “monitoring” China's commitment to a 2015 agreement that it wouldn't use cyber espionage for the commercial gain of its domestic industries and may “pursue opportunities for continued dialogue” on the matter, according to a statement from a department official. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, in a Section 301 report this spring that helped set the stage for tariffs now being slapped on Chinese products, claimed that China had violated an agreement between then-President Obama...