Main Street is fighting foreign cyberthreats blind

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Williams, R. R. (2026, October 19). Main Street is fighting foreign cyberthreats blind. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4767003/small-business-cybersecurity-foreign-hackers/

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During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, concerns about foreign hackers targeting American businesses have risen significantly. In 2015, a pact was established between U.S. and Chinese governments where both sides agreed not to engage in or support the cyber theft of commercial secrets. Despite this agreement, American companies continue to struggle with protecting their technology from such threats today.

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Rep. Roger Williams highlighted the ongoing threat that foreign hackers pose to American businesses in a recent article published by the Washington Examiner. In 2015, during President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House, both governments agreed not to conduct or support cyber theft of commercial secrets. However, despite this agreement, American companies continue to struggle against foreign cyber threats today. The specific challenge emphasized is protecting technology from theft, with China being a notable source of such attacks.

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American businesses are still fighting to protect their technology from foreign theft.

right emphasizes the ongoing threat to American interests

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Rep. Roger Williams

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🔮 When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House in 2015, the two governments announced an understanding: neither would conduct nor knowingly support the cyber theft of commercial secrets.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Main Street is fighting foreign cyberthreats blind

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American Chinese the White House

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American NORP · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× Xi Jinping PERSON · 1× the White House ORG · 1×

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When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House in 2015, the two governments announced an understanding: neither would conduct nor knowingly support the cyber theft of commercial secrets.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19

2026-10-19 · Washington Examiner

Main Street is fighting foreign cyberthreats blind · assertive framing

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the threat foreign hackers pose to American businesses is higher than ever. asserted

hackers → pose → businesses

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House in 2015, the two governments announced an understanding: neither would conduct nor knowingly support the cyber theft of commercial secrets. asserted

governments → visit → secrets

Eleven years later, American businesses are still fighting to protect their technology from foreign theft. asserted

businesses → fight → theft