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Friday, May 31, 2013

Defence Ministry dismisses US hacking allegations

Liaoning (ex Varyag)China’s Defence Ministry dismissed as ridiculous on Thursday a US report that Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major US weapons systems, saying the country needed no outside help for its military development.

The Washington Post cited a US Defence Science Board report as saying that the compromised US designs included those for combat aircraft and ships, as well as missile defences vital for Europe, Asia and the Gulf.

Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng dismissed the report, which the Pentagon and other US defence officials have downplayed as outdated and overstated.

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