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Beijing urges US to stop cyber theft and surveillance against China

11 February 2020 11:48 (UTC +04:00)

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has addressed the recent US indictment of alleged Chinese hackers, stating that the government and the Chinese military do not engage in cyber crimes, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang stressed that China is also a victim of US cyber theft and constant monitoring, urging Washington to stop these measures.

The statement comes after the US Department of Justice charged four members of the People’s Liberation Army for the 2017 Equifax cyberattack.

According to the FBI, Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Liu Lei committed computer fraud, economic espionage, and wire fraud and were subsequently booked "for their role in one of the largest thefts of personally identifiable information by state-sponsored hackers ever recorded".