Canada-China sign no-hacking agreement designed to protect trade secrets
OTTAWA — Canada and China have agreed not to engage in state-sponsored hacking of each other’s trade secrets and business information.
The two countries reached the agreement during a meeting last week that was part of their new high-level national security dialogue.
“The two sides agreed that neither country’s government would conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors,” says a communique from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The two sides also had “candid” discussions about a possible extradition treaty, said the statement — something China wants, but that Canada has said is a long way off.