Reacting to Chinese Cyberattacks

<p>The Chinese government’s hacking of Microsoft was bold and brazen.</p><p>The Biden administration tried to orchestrate a muscular and coordinated response with Western allies. But while the U.S. has responded to cyberattacks from Russia with economic sanctions, when it comes to Beijing, the approach is more complicated.</p><p>Why does the U.S. take a different course with China?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-e-sanger?smid=pc-thedaily">David E. Sanger</a>, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Biden administration organized a broad group of allies to condemn Beijing for cyberattacks around the world<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/us/politics/microsoft-hacking-china-biden.html"> but stopped short of taking concrete punitive steps</a>.</li><li>Over the past decade, China<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/technology/china-hacking-us.html"> has transformed into a sophisticated and mature cyber threat</a> to the U.S.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>