Blinken Calls for Engagement With China After State Department Hack

The United States’ top diplomat is calling for increased diplomatic engagement with China’s communist regime following a massive hack of State Department emails by China-linked cybercriminals.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would redouble its efforts to engage diplomatically with communist China following the hack of hundreds of thousands of U.S. government emails by China-linked cybercriminals.
To that end, Mr. Blinken said, more visits of U.S. officials to China and vice versa will be announced over the coming months.
“I anticipate other cabinet members will be going [to China], and Chinese cabinet members will be coming to the United States,” Mr. Blinken said during a discussion at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 21. “I think these contacts, these communications are essential and, in fact, it would be irresponsible not to pursue them….}