Senior Chinese and US officials met in Beijing on Nov 12 to prepare for the launch of a high-level joint dialogue mechanism to fight cybercrime, hoping to take a further step on cyber cooperation.

Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun met with a US delegation, led by Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, reiterating the Chinese government’s firm stance on fighting cybercrime and maintaining cyber security.

Guo called on both sides to accommodate each other’s concerns and deepen law enforcement in cyber security to inject new impetus to establishing a joint high-level cyber security dialogue mechanism.

Mayorkas said the US is ready to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with China in cyber security law enforcement to promote the development of bilateral ties.