U.S. ambassador in Beijing to the Foreign Ministry of China in connection with allegations of cyber espionage in the country

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan (VOA photo - L. Ramirez) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BEIJING, May 20. / ITAR-TASS /. U.S. Ambassador to China Max Bokesa summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where he was made solemn representations in connection with allegations of cyber espionage that the U.S. put forward in relation to the five Chinese military officials. This is stated in a statement released by Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China's Foreign Ministry denied the U.S. charges cyber espionage
Such accusations are "a serious violation of international cooperation and undermine the mutual trust between the U.S. and China," the statement says. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Zheng Tszeguan meeting with the ambassador, held the day before, urged the U.S. side to "correct the mistake" and to withdraw the charges against Chinese officials explained to the Foreign Ministry.
According to the U.S. Justice Department head Eric Holder, a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), has concluded that five Chinese military entered into a conspiracy to break into computers of several U.S. companies and the theft of information constituting a trade secret.
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We are talking about large companies such as United States Steel corp, Alcoa, Allegheny Technologies, Westinghouse Electric, SolarWorld AG, as well as a trade union United Steelworkers (United Steelworkers union). As a result, the Chinese military officials face criminal charges related to allegations of cyber espionage, the Ministry of Justice announced the United States.
As stated in the Foreign Ministry, cyber espionage charges are fabricated. In this regard, the official Beijing forced to discontinue the Sino-US working group on online collaboration.
The reaction of the Ministry of Defense of China
As official said on Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yanshen China, Beijing expresses its strong protest against the American party nominated cyber espionage charges against five military officials of China. "Chinese Government's position in relation to cybersecurity is consistent and clear, and China is firmly committed to protecting cyber security - he said. - The Chinese government and the Chinese military has never engaged in theft of trade secrets in cyberspace. U.S. accusations against Chinese officials are unfounded and have ulterior motives. "
Defense Ministry spokesman said that "the relevant U.S. agencies and organizations have long been involved in large-scale and organized theft in cyberspace, as well as engaged in wiretapping and surveillance of foreign political entities, private companies and individuals."
According to Geng Yanshena, the U.S. tends to follow the "policy of double standards with regard to cybersecurity." He said that in recent years the Chinese military structures also suffer from foreign cyber attacks, which mainly come from the United States. Geng Yanshen urged Washington to act honestly and to take concrete measures in order to build a stable relationship between the two countries and their armed forces.