The State Department launches a cybersecurity bureau amid concerns over Russia and China's digital authoritarianism. Pictured is Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, DC, on April 1.
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The State Department launches a cybersecurity bureau amid concerns over Russia and China's digital authoritarianism. Pictured is Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, DC, on April 1.
Mandatory Credit: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Pool/Getty Images

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State Department launches cyberbureau amid concerns over Russia and China's digital authoritarianism

The State Department's new cybersecurity bureau formally launched on Monday in an effort to make digital rights issues an intrinsic part of US foreign policy at a time when Russia and China are increasingly trying to put their own authoritarian stamp on the internet.