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US and China should engage in a sustained and meaningful dialogue on cyberspace issues to dispel mutual suspicion

China has been demonized as a country engaging in cyberespionage in the United States, following the release of a report by the US-based cybersecurity company Mandiant that accused the Chinese military of hacking computer systems in the United States.

US House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers said during a TV program that it was "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that the Chinese government is behind the "unprecedented" cyberattacks against the United States, and he accused China of using "its military and intelligence structure to steal intellectual property from American businesses".