Beijing Objects to US Sanctions on Chinese Hackers
Beijing pushed back this week against recent U.S. sanctions on a Chinese national and cybersecurity company for their roles in hacking the U.S. government and American telecommunications companies (see 2501170072), saying the measures are an “abuse of sanctions against China.”
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A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two countries “share similar concerns on safeguarding cybersecurity” and called on the U.S. to “frankly discuss issues of respective concerns on the basis of fact and evidence.” The U.S. “needs to stop abusing sanctions,” the spokesperson said during a regular press conference Jan. 22 in Beijing, according to a transcript translated by the Chinese Embassy in Washington.