Rep. Ratcliffe praises Trump administration's actions against China's state-sponsored cyber espionage

Statement

Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement today praising the Trump administration's actions against China's state-sponsored cyber espionage:

"I support the Trump administration's strong condemnation of China's online economic espionage and indictment of Beijing-linked hackers. This makes it clear that we will not tolerate China's blatant disregard of their pledge to cease their harmful cyber-enabled theft from the United States. Nation-states that steal from, manipulate or cheat us using cyber-enabled means should be warned that they will be held accountable for their actions. Digital attacks pose a growing threat to our national security, and they must be punished. I will continue backing efforts that harden our defenses, call out bad actors and bring criminal charges against those who seek to do us harm."

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