Monday, November 19, 2007

Beijing attacks US congressional report warning of Chinese spying risk

BEIJING: Beijing on Monday attacked a U.S. congressional panel's warning about Chinese spying, calling it "brazen interference" in China's internal affairs.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its annual report to Congress last week that Chinese espionage represents the greatest threat to U.S. technology.

It called for counterintelligence efforts to stop China from stealing U.S. manufacturing expertise and warned that small and medium manufacturers "face the full brunt of China's unfair trade practices, including currency manipulation and illegal subsidies for Chinese exports."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao, in a statement posted on the ministry's Web site, said: "This report ignores the fact of China's progress in the areas of politics, economics, and society, is rooted in prejudice, and brazenly interferes in China's internal affairs."

"We have already raised serious representations with the U.S. side expressing our resolute opposition," Liu said.

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