Russia and China will sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of information security

During the visit to Moscow of Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 8, a draft intergovernmental agreement between the two countries on joint resistance to cyber threats can be signed. Within the framework of the project, Russia and China will not attack each other and will cooperate to counteract the use of technology to “interfere in the internal affairs of states” and “destabilize the domestic political and socio-economic situation, ” Kommersant writes .

In November 2014, there was information about the possible signing of Vladimir Putin during his visit to Beijing to attend the APEC summit of a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of information security. The agreement on the details of the agreement required additional time, and on May 6, 2015, the draft bilateral agreement and the order of Dmitry Medvedev to hold talks with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia were made public.

The main threats to international information security in the agreement call the use of information and communication technologies:

• to carry out acts of aggression in order to violate the sovereignty, territorial
• integrity of states
• causing economic and other damage
• for terrorist purposes
• for committing offenses and crimes
• to interfere in the internal affairs of states and violation of public order, incitement of hatred on national, racial or religious grounds,
• to disseminate information harmful to the socio-political, socio-economic systems, as well as the spiritual, moral and cultural environment of the states.

As part of the joint work, Russia and China will:

• create communication channels to respond to threats,
• develop international law
• share information in the law enforcement field and conduct joint investigations into criminal and terrorism cases,
• share technology to ensure the security of critical information infrastructure,
• promote research and collaborate in this area,
• prepare specialists, exchange students, graduate students and teachers.

Moscow believes that this agreement will strengthen the Russian-Chinese strategic partnership and lead to mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.