Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules | Reuters

 Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules | Reuters Is he so against the plans that he would consider suspending bilateral investment treaty negotiations? What costs is he willing to impose on China in attempt at behavior modification? Jawboning and "shaming" are generally loser strategies with Beijing.... //  President Barack Obama on Monday sharply criticized China's plans for new rules on U.S. tech companies, urging Beijing to change the policy if it wants to do business with the United States and saying he had raised it with President Xi Jinping. In an interview with Reuters, Obama said he was concerned about Beijing's plans for a far-reaching counterterrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys, the passcodes that help protect data, and install security "backdoors" in their systems to give Chinese authorities surveillance access.http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/us-usa-obama-china-idUSKBN0LY2H520150302?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dfa4cbce59-Sinocism03_03_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-dfa4cbce59-29615013&mc_cid=dfa4cbce59&mc_eid=5935182a65

Related: Commentary: Justifiable for China to strengthen cyber security regulation - Xinhua As justifiable as they are, China's efforts to strengthen cyber security and protect interests of domestic users of foreign-made high-technology products are apparently far from trade discrimination and protectionism as accused by some foreign media. Cyber security is a common challenge facing the entire world and thus requires shared responsibility. It is advisable for China and the United States, both leading global economies with rapidly growing technological strength, to strengthen exchange, cooperation and mutual trust for meaningful progress in enhancing cyber security.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/03/c_134032977.htm?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dfa4cbce59-Sinocism03_03_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-dfa4cbce59-29615013&mc_cid=dfa4cbce59&mc_eid=5935182a65