Blinken and Wang Yi met on Thursday in connection with the ongoing meeting with the Southeast Asian cooperation organization Asean in Jakarta.
According to the US source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Blinken made it clear that Washington takes very seriously actions aimed at the US government, its companies or citizens. “Appropriate measures” will be taken against those responsible, Blinken is said to have said.
According to Microsoft, a group based in China has hacked email accounts of government agencies and companies in the United States. The revelation threatens to disrupt the fragile stability of relations between the two great powers.