Chinese mission to the EU says ‘certain country in the West’ has abused its technological advantages for years, without naming US. Five of Beijing’s diplomatic missions denounce allegations of state involvement in Microsoft Exchange hack as political conspiracy.
A statement issued by China’s mission to the EU on Tuesday did not name the US, but said “a certain country in the West” had abused its technological advantages for years to carry out “massive” eavesdropping, even on its close allies.
“Such practices fully expose its double standards and hypocrisy. It is also worth noting that Nato has made repeated and groundless accusations against China, attempting to break its geographical and sectoral constraints under the guise of cybersecurity and other issues. We are following this development with close attention.”
The Chinese diplomatic mission to the EU said China was itself a major victim of cyberattacks, citing an official 2020 report which said about 5.31 million hosts on the Chinese mainland were controlled by about 52,000 overseas servers, severely harming China’s national security, economic and social development, as well as people’s lives.
China urged the countries concerned to adhere to international norms on cyberspace and take immediate and concrete measures to investigate and stop malicious cyber activities, it said. “Politicisation and stigmatisation do no good to solve cybersecurity issues, but weaken mutual trust and cooperation.”
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