Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Urges the United States to adopt a responsible attitude in cyberspace, let alone "catch the thief when the thief shouts"

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 26 (Xie Yanbing, Huang Yuqin) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian hosted a regular press conference on March 26.

　　A reporter asked: According to reports, on March 25, the U.S. and British governments accused, prosecuted and sanctioned the hacker group "APT31" associated with the Chinese government for conducting malicious cyber attacks on it, saying that it seriously harmed its democratic institutions and electoral systems. Australia, New Zealand responded by saying that the hacker group "APT40" related to the Chinese government launched a cyber attack on its parliamentary system. What is China's comment?

　　Lin Jian: China firmly opposes and combats all forms of cyber attacks and is committed to strengthening cooperation with other countries through bilateral dialogue or judicial assistance and other channels to jointly respond to cyber security threats on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. Previously, China had provided technical clarification and response to the so-called "APT31" related information submitted by the British side, clearly indicating that the evidence provided by the British side was insufficient and the relevant conclusions lacked professionalism. But regrettably, there has been no further response from the British side.

　　For some time, for geopolitical purposes, the United States has encouraged the "Five Eyes Alliance", the world's largest intelligence organization it leads, to compile and disseminate false information about the threat of "Chinese hackers". Now it has joined forces with the United Kingdom to hype up the so-called "Chinese cyber attacks". ", and even initiated unreasonable unilateral sanctions against China. China firmly opposes this, has lodged stern representations with the United States and relevant parties, and will take necessary measures to safeguard China's legitimate rights and interests.

　　Relevant Chinese cybersecurity agencies have released a series of reports on the US government’s cyber attacks on China and other countries, but the US government has always pretended to be deaf and dumb. We urge the United States to adopt a responsible attitude in cyberspace, let alone "catch the thief when the thief calls out." (over)