Biden opens new cyber battle with China | TheHill

President BidenJoe BidenGraham says he'd 'leave town' to stop .5T spending plan Afghan ambassador, diplomats withdrawn from Islamabad Biden seeks to prove his skeptics wrong MORE is putting new pressure on China by publicly attributing the wide-ranging Microsoft Exchange Server cyberattack to hackers affiliated with Beijing.The coordinated effort by the United States and its allies on Monday to condemn China’s aggressive behavior in cyberspace marks the first time that NATO has formally rebuked Beijing for cyberattacks.White House officials touted the effort as unprecedented given the breadth of nations who joined together. There has long been bipartisan support for a foreign policy that is tough on China, though Republicans in Congress and former President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTrollers take on LeBron James over new Space Jam film Graham says he'd 'leave town' to stop .5T spending plan Controversy equals cash for Greene, Gaetz MORE have sought to portray Biden as weak on Beijing.The decision to hit China, and Biden’s ability to get other nations on board, could help Biden push back at such efforts.“Both of them had the same intent, but the Biden administration has properly organized itself to lead, and it’s appropriately reaching out to allies and partners to lead a coalition,” Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said in comparing the Biden and Trump efforts.He stressed that while the Trump administration “had the right intent, the processes are much cleaner and clearer under the Biden administration.”Cybersecurity is far from the only area of contention, and the Biden administration has taken other steps to push back on what the U.S. views as unacceptable behavior on the part of China.