The following statement was issued by National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price.
National
Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with State Councilor Guo
Shengkun of China to emphasize the importance of fully adhering to the
U.S.-China cyber commitments from President Xi's September 2015 State
Visit. The meeting occurred following the conclusion of the third
U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues,
which State Councilor Guo co-chaired along with
Attorney General Lynch and Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson on
December 7.
Ambassador
Rice raised U.S. concerns about the potential impacts of China's
cybersecurity law and Foreign Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
management
law on commercial and people-to-people links between the United States
and China. She underscored the United States’ enduring concern about
human rights conditions in China. She also encouraged further promoting
bilateral risk reduction measures, including
between both sides' Coast Guards. Ambassador
Rice and State Councilor Guo agreed that the United States - China
relationship is the most consequential relationship in the world, and
both expressed support for continued efforts
to develop more durable and constructive bilateral ties.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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