China says it opposes cyberattacks after reported hack of UK military

China firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyberattack, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday after reports in British media that Beijing had been involved in hacking UK military personnel data.

China rejected any attempt to use the issue of cyberattacks for political ends to smear other countries, a spokesperson for the ministry said.

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