Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Responds to Network Attack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center | China | Spokesperson
On July 26th, Xinhua News Agency reported that China condemned the irresponsible behavior and will take necessary measures to maintain China's cybersecurity in response to a cyber attack on the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center by a hacker organization with foreign government background.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: On July 26th, the Wuhan Emergency Management Bureau and the Public Security Bureau respectively issued public statements and police reports, stating that the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Company detected that the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center had been attacked by a network. According to reports, preliminary evidence suggests that cyber attacks came from the United States. May I ask if the spokesperson has any comments on this?
Mao Ning stated that according to reports released by relevant Chinese institutions, hacker organizations with foreign government backgrounds have carried out cyber attacks on the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center, posing a serious threat to China's national security. "We condemn the irresponsible behavior mentioned above, and China will take necessary measures to maintain China's cybersecurity."
A journalist questioned that for a period of time, officials such as the Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs, Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, and spokesperson for the White House National Security Council have repeatedly commented on the so-called "China launched cyber attacks on the United States." Officials from the US National Security Agency even stated that "espionage activities are something that all nation states do.". Is the statement issued by relevant Chinese institutions at this time a response to the American dialect theory?
Mao Ning stated that the Chinese statement is objective and professional, stating basic facts, which is fundamentally different from the US attack and smear on China. On the one hand, the US government engages in malicious cyber activities against countries around the world, including China, while on the other hand, it repeatedly hypes up the "Chinese hacker attack theory", which is a typical double standard and political manipulation.
Mao Ning said that cybersecurity is a common challenge faced by all countries. The politicization and weaponization of cybersecurity issues by the United States seriously interferes with the international community's efforts to jointly address challenges through dialogue and cooperation, and seriously damages mutual trust between countries. The United States should immediately cease its erroneous practices and work with the international community to establish and abide by common rules through dialogue and cooperation, in order to maintain peace, security, and stability in cyberspace with a constructive and pragmatic attitude.