China, Germany Working on Cybersecurity Deal, Envoy Says

(Beijing) – China and Germany are working to reach an agreement this year to strengthen cybersecurity as both countries seek to upgrade their manufacturing industries with advanced digital technologies, says Michael Clauss, the German ambassador to China.

The countries' separate strategies – which China calls "Made in China 2025" and Germany refers to as "Industry 4.0" – will generate a tremendous amount of data that need to be safely stored and communicated, the ambassador said in a recent interview with Caixin.