China ’s cyber espionage activities against the US have dropped off since late 2015 . In March 2015 , US President , Barack Obama , and his Chinese counterpart , President Xi Jinping , reached a “ common understanding ” against engaging in cyber espionage . A survey from software security company , FireEye , suggests the agreement has had a positive impact . Alongside this , China has been working domestically to tackle corruption within the country 's military and centralising cyber capabilities , both of which have contributed to the change . China has scaled back its cyber-espionage activities against the U.S. and its theft of stealing company secrets, according to a new study released on Tuesday. That said , some cyber espionage activities continue ; between April and May , three Chinese companies targeted the networks of four manufacturing companies with headquarters in the US , Europe and Asia .
China ’s cyber espionage activities against the US have dropped off since late 2015 . In March 2015 , US President , Barack Obama , and his Chinese counterpart , President Xi Jinping , reached a “ common understanding ” against engaging in cyber espionage . A survey from software security company , FireEye , suggests the agreement has had a positive impact . Alongside this , China has been working domestically to tackle corruption within the country 's military and centralising cyber capabilities , both of which have contributed to the change . That said , some cyber espionage activities continue ; between April and May , three Chinese companies targeted the networks of four manufacturing companies with headquarters in the US , Europe and Asia .