Talks with US pave way for better cyber security

It is good to see the first round of high-level dialogues between China and the United States on cyber crimes has yielded encouraging outcomes. The positive development shows both countries' efforts to address cyber security, which has recently stood out as a thorny issue between them.

The dialogue, held in Washington on Tuesday, was co-chaired by China's State Councilor and Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. The two sides reached an agreement on the guidelines for joint efforts against cyber crimes and the establishment of a hot line.

The fact that seven Chinese ministerial-level officials attended the dialogue shows China's sincerity and resolve to enhance bilateral cooperation and defuse tensions over the issue.