On September 25, after face-to-face talks between President Obama and President Xi Jinping, the United States and China announced that they reached a "common understanding" to combat "cyber enabled theft of intellectual property" aimed at "providing a competitive advantage to companies or commercial sectors." For more information, see Jones Day publication: " U.S. and China Agree to Collaborate in Addressing Cyber Theft Scourge."

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