The Foreign Ministry's Response Plan for the Tenth Anniversary of the Prism Gate Incident | United States | Event
On June 9th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked that ten years ago, former US defense contractor employee Snowden exposed to multiple media outlets that the US government had long been monitoring countries around the world under the pretext of "counter-terrorism", using a large amount of evidence, which has sparked strong condemnation from the international community. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the exposure of the Prism Gate incident. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin pointed out that the Prism Gate has exposed the true face of the United States as a hacker empire. Ten years have passed, and the hacker empire has not only not slowed down its pace, but also become more reckless, trying to place the world more under the shadow of its own network eavesdropping. Various American eavesdropping and espionage plans, such as the Wrath Horn Plan, the Star Wind Plan, the Arch Plan, and subversive actions, continue to emerge.
Wang Wenbin said that the United States not only monitors the Secretary General of the United Nations and leaders of allied countries such as Germany, France, South Korea, and Israel, but also further legalizes eavesdropping. Article 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows US intelligence agencies to conduct surveillance on foreign targets without court permission, which will expire at the end of this year. The White House claims that extending the validity of this provision is a key priority for the current US government.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that in the past decade, the international community has become increasingly clear that the United States, which claims to be a defender of democracy and freedom, is actually abusing its technological advantages, stealing information from various countries, and infringing on the rights and freedoms of its people. The United States claims to maintain cybersecurity, but in reality, it is vigorously strengthening its cyber hegemony over cyberspace, expanding its cyber military alliance, and becoming the biggest disruptor of cyberspace peace and stability. The clean network claimed by the United States is just another carefully packaged prism project aimed at creating a global monitoring network exclusively led by the United States, without any competitors, and without any supervision.
Wang Wenbin said that since last year, Chinese cybersecurity agencies and companies have released a series of reports exposing the US's long-term cyber attacks on China and other countries. The US has not yet made an explanation, but is busy concocting various false information to divert attention. The light will eventually triumph over the darkness. As more and more countries see through the hypocrisy of the hacker empire, the space for its rampant behavior will only become smaller and smaller. The sunshine of fairness and justice will eventually illuminate the world.
