UK accuses China of cyber malice against parliamentarians
The British government accuses China of cyber malice. This weekend, government sources predicted in the press a tough speech in Parliament, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refuses to describe Beijing as a “threat”, preferring the term “major challenge”. The government was ultimately rather reserved in its criticism.
From left to right, British ministers Oliver Dowden, Michelle Donelan, Rishi Sunak, Lucy Frazer and Jeremy Hunt, on February 21 in the British Parliament (photo illustration). AFP - JESSICA TAYLOR
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With our correspondent in London,
Émeline Vin
The Deputy Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom
, Oliver Dowden, confirmed this Monday two cyberattacks from
China
between 2021 and 2022: hacking of the electoral register and attempts against parliamentarians. “
The targeting of parliamentarians by actors affiliated with foreign states is completely unacceptable,”
he said.
These actions, clear and repeated, signal hostile intentions on the part of China.
»
Two “
actors affiliated with China
” were sanctioned. All this is too little for Iain Duncan Smith, a Conservative MP himself targeted by Beijing. “
Why two?”
he asks.
The
United States
has sanctioned more than 40 people in Hong Kong alone, and we have zero! We must change our foreign policy.
»
In opposition, Pat McFadden questions the return of David Cameron to Foreign Affairs, citing the parliamentary committee on national security: "
It is possible that the appointment of
David Cameron
as vice-president of a fund Sino-British investments was orchestrated by the Chinese state to make Chinese investments more credible. So how can we ensure that politicians who leave office do not become targets?
»
Oliver Dowden promises: the nomination was subject to rigorous checks. For its part, China nevertheless denounces slander.
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