"The United States has gathered its allies to engage in unreasonable criticism of China in terms of IT security," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

- This is fabricated and completely motivated by political purposes, he continues.

He further claims that the United States has not been able to present sufficient evidence.

The background is that the United States on Monday accused Beijing of being behind a major intrusion into one of the computer giant Microsoft's e-mail software, an attack that affected at least 30,000 American companies and organizations in March.

At the same time, four Chinese citizens were charged with hacking in the United States and other countries.

"The Chinese government, not unlike the Russian government, does not do this themselves, but they protect those who do it and may help them make it possible," President Joe Biden said on Monday.

Norway also accused China of hacking.

At the same time, the EU, NATO, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand participated in the US condemnation of China.

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand quickly denied the allegations, calling them "completely unfounded and irresponsible".

They were supported by the Embassy in Australia.

"It is well known that the United States has participated in the unscrupulous, extensive and arbitrary interception of many countries, including its allies," the Chinese Embassy in Canberra said in a statement.

Like his predecessor Donald Trump, Joe Biden has increased pressure on China, which he considers to be the biggest long-term threat to the United States.

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The security expert answers three questions about hacker attacks.

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