US spying claims 'groundless', says China
China described US allegations of spying as “groundless” today and urged it to stop its “Cold War thinking”.
The reaction from a foreign ministry spokesman came after a US defence department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing were charged in separate espionage cases with handing over military secrets to the Chinese government.
Foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: “The so-called accusation against China is totally groundless.
“We urge the US to stop its Cold War thinking and stop groundless accusations, and do more to contribute to our mutual trust and friendship between our two peoples.”
Two immigrants from China and Taiwan who were accused of working with the defence analyst were also arrested in the case.
Mr Liu said that such cases brought by the US did not help relations between the countries.
