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BusinessWeek
Cover Story
April 10, 2008
Editor's Note: The e-mail below is in response to questions sent by
BusinessWeek to authorities in Beijing and Washington.
From: Wang Baodong
Sent: Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2008 2:47 AM
To: Epstein, Keith
Cc: Tschang, Chi-Chu
Subject: RESPONSE ON CYBER SPACE
Dear Mr. Epstein,
As I told you over phone, I read your questionnaire carefully, and I'm
very much concerned about the purpose of your story—if it targets China
and is aimed at fanning up a "China cyber threat", I would strongly
suggest that you do not do such stories as this would only serve the
purpose of some anti-China forces, and is not conducive to increasing
mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and American
peoples.
After saying that, I should say that the Chinese government has on
various occasions expounded its position on this global issue of cyber
intrusion or hacking. The Chinese Government always opposes and forbids
any cyber crimes including "hacking" that undermine the security of
computer networks. Chinese laws and regulations are explicit in this
regard.
As it is, China's cyber space and internet systems are frequently
intruded and attacked by hackers from certain countries. As a victim of
hacking attacks, China attaches great importance to cracking down on
various cyber crimes including hacking activities.
China follows a path of peaceful development, and unswervingly adopts a
national defense policy which is defensive in nature. China would never
do anything to harm sovereignty or security of other countries. In
conformity with such national policies, the Chinese government has never
employed, nor will it employ so-called civilian hackers in collecting
information or intelligence of other countries. Allegations against
China in this respect are totally unwarranted, which only reflect the
dark mentality of certain people who always regard China as a threat. Of
course, there are some other people who are misled into believing that
China is engaged in hacking activities, which is more than wrong.
China enjoys good cooperation with many countries in counter-cyber
crimes, and is willing to enhance communication and collaboration in
this field on the basis of mutual respect and objectivity. China hopes
that, through joint international effort, cyber space will become more
tranquil, harmonious and more effective in facilitating the welfare of
the whole human being.
Thank you very much. Please drop me a line to confirm the receipt of
this email.
Sincerely,
Wang Baodong
Press Counselor & Spokesperson
Of the Chinese Embassy to the United States
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