The Morrison government has taken the unprecedented step to publicly rebuke China for stealing commercial secrets from Australian businesses, joining foreign allies in a coordinated push back against Beijing's state-sponsored cyber attacks on entities around the world.
Australian mining companies, universities and high-tech businesses are believed to be among the thousands of global victims targeted by China's economic espionage committed through cyber attacks.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
