The Reuters report published on Wednesday stated that Chinese hackers gained unauthorized access to 60,000 emails by hacking the emails of some employees of the State Department.
The Wall Street Journal reported in July that hackers had broken into the emails of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Krittenbrink, and allegedly, they were in contact with Chinese authorities and received information about policy discussions in the US administration towards China.