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China denies hacking congressional computers
 China on Thursday denied charges by two U.S. congressmen that it had hacked their offices' computers, claiming that it doesn't have technology capable of launching such attacks."Is there any evidence? Do we have such advanced technology? Even I don't believe it," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in today's regularly scheduled news conference, according to the Associated Press. Translations of the Foreign Ministry's Chinese-language transcript confirmed the AP account. Qin was responding to allegations yesterday by Rep. Frank Wolf, (R-Va.), who said that four computers in his office were hacked in August 2006, and that subsequent investigations by both the House and the FBI determined that the attacks originated in the People's Republic of China. "My suspicion is that I was targeted by Chinese sources because of my long history of speaking out about China's abysmal human rights record," Wolf said in a speech from the House floor on Wednesday. According to other AP reports, computers used by Rep. Chris Smith, (R-N.J.), and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs -- Smith is a member -- were also hacked two years ago. Both Wolf and Smith are frequent critics of China's human rights policies. In his remarks today, Qin downplayed the charges. "I'd like to urge some people in the U.S. not to be paranoid. They should do more to contribute to mutual understanding, trust and friendship between the U.S. and China," he said. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-13 |
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