China Accuses US Of ‘Slander’ Over Coronavirus Research Hacking Claims
In this file photo taken on May 18, 2020, a syringe is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. JOEL SAGET / AFPBeijing accused the United States of “slander” on Wednesday after two Chinese nationals were indicted for seeking to steal coronavirus vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies.
“The Chinese government is a staunch defender of cyber security, and has always opposed and cracked down on cyber attacks and cyber crime in all forms,” said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin. The US must “immediately stop its slander and smearing of China on cyber security issues,” he told a regular press briefing in Beijing.File photo: Principal Pam Rasmussen takes the temperature of arriving students as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions at Happy Day School in Monterey Park, California on July 9, 2020.
The indictment comes amid rising tensions between the global superpowers on a number of fronts, from trade to Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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