China urges Canada to stop politicizing cybersecurity after hype over ‘Chinese cyber threat’: embassy spokesperson

When asked to comment on a recent report released by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security claiming that the hacker attacks targeting Canadian telecommunications companies were almost certainly conducted by the Chinese state-sponsored cyber actor Salt Typhoon, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Canada stated on Tuesday that China firmly opposes and rejects such accusations.
The spokesperson said that despite China’s repeated solemn representations, the relevant Canadian authorities once again distorted facts and hyped up disinformation to smear China. 

China is one of the major victims of cyberattacks and consistently opposes and combats all forms of cyberattacks in accordance with the law, the spokesperson said, noting that China is firmly committed to safeguarding cybersecurity. 

We urge the Canadian side to act responsibly, immediately cease its groundless accusations and smears against China, and stop the wrong practice of politicizing and stigmatizing cybersecurity issues, said the spokesperson.