Beijing 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The US must immediately stop its slander and smearing of China on cyber security issues, he told a regular press briefing in Beijing.<\/p>\n
Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, targeted biotech companies but did not appear to have actually compromised any COVID-19 research, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Both are believed to be in China.<\/p>\n
At a press conference, Assistant Attorney General John Demers said China had now taken its place in that shameful club of nations that provide a safe haven for cyber criminals.<\/p>\n
But Beijing rejected the claims and said cyber space should not become a new battleground.<\/p>\n
Those countries that seek cyber space hegemony will only hurt themselves, Wang said.<\/p>\n
The indictment comes amid rising tensions between the global superpowers on a number of fronts, from trade to Beijings handling of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
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