They had Gonzalez sprung from jail, and under the codename Operation Firewall helped him establish a closed network or VPN (virtual private network) for carders in which cyber criminals could trade stolen credit card details.
But security issues including North Korea, Syria and the South China Sea are also firmly in the spotlight, as well as cyber espionage and trade rows.
"Yes, America has a legitimate concern about cyber hacking and trade secrets theft," says Brian Sun, a trial lawyer with Jones Day in Los Angeles, California, who represented Lee in a successful civil suit against the U.S. government.
We should not let disputes over military might, cyber security, or trade overshadow our common interest in a Harmonious Planet.
He reiterated U.S. concerns over cyber-theft of trade secrets by "state actors" in China.
I believe we have to begin by thinking about it" — the Chinese cyber threat — "as a trade issue that we have not dealt with".
I believe we have to begin by thinking about it"—the Chinese cyber threat—"as a trade issue that we have not dealt with".
"This underground has grown so widespread in recent years that entire international virtual communities and black markets have been spawned across the Internet to help facilitate trade between cyber criminals scattered in different parts of the world," Mr. Chen said.
In an unprecedented move, the US levelled criminal charges against five Chinese military officials on Monday, accused of masterminding government-led cyber hacking to steal trade secrets from six major American companies, operating in the key energy and metals industries.
Mr Burns was speaking after the two-day talks with the Chinese officials on trade and cyber security in Washington.
He serves as the Chief Operations Officer for Globaleyes which provides trade and cyber compliance risk management solutions to the U.S. Defense Industry.
