Beijing on Monday criticized a U.S. government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was “full of prejudice” and warning that it could damage US-China relations.
The annual report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to lawmakers said last week that American officials believe Chinese spying is “growing in scale, intensity and sophistication” and urges Congress to review the U.S. ability to meet the “rising challenge” of Beijing’s espionage.
The report “ignores the facts and is full of prejudice and ulterior motives,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement.
“We advise this so-called commission not to always view China through tinted glasses,” Qin said. “Do not do things that interfere in China’s internal affairs and damage China-US relations.”
The report also said Beijing is building a navy that could block the U.S. military from getting to the region if fighting should break out between China and Taiwan, the self-governing island off China’s southeastern coast that China claims as
