摘要
In recent years, cybersecurity has become a contentious issue in the Sino-American relationship. Edward Snowden＇s revelations in 2013 of the United States government＇s surveillance around the world gave China an argument to counter American complaints that China was stealing intellectual property （IP） from American companies and research institutes. The United States government has repeatedly accused Chinese hackers of invading American corporate, proprietary economic data and stealing sensitive national security information. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is dissatisfied with the way that United States leaders and politicians instigate protests and social upheaval using the Internet.
