Ministry refutes Pentagon charges
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May 31, 2013, Friday
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ALLEGATIONS of Chinese hacking of Pentagon defense programs are faulty and underestimate China's ability to produce its own defensive weaponry, the country's Defense Ministry said yesterday.
Newly publicized claims allege that China employed cyberattacks to access data from nearly 40 Pentagon weapons programs and almost 30 other defense technologies ranging from missile defense systems to the F-35 joint strike fighter. The disclosure was included in a Defense Science Board report released earlier this year but only made public this week.
The US claims contain "errors in judgment," Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng told reporters at a monthly news conference.
"First, they underestimate the American Pentagon's ability to protect its safety, and second, they underestimate the intelligence of the Chinese people," Geng said.
"China is entirely capable of producing the weaponry needed for national defense," he added, pointing to recent domestic technological breakthroughs such as the country's first aircraft carrier, new generation fighter jets, large transport planes and the Beidou satellite system.
Geng told reporters that China has imported from Ukraine an air-cushioned landing craft that will be delivered to the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The amphibious hovercraft has arrived in China and will be delivered to the Navy "at a proper time," he said.
"China's weapon research and development is solely for national security and not aimed at any specific country or region," he said.
He criticized the so-called "China Military Threat," as described by some Japanese media, as an act of "intentionally creating tension with an ulterior political motive."
"Such act is irresponsible and not conducive to peace and stability in the region," Geng said.
He said Chinese submarines are free to navigate international waters, including the Northwest Pacific, which is also visited by other nations' maritime forces.
Maritime operations and drills carried out by the Navy vessels have been normalized step by step. Geng said Chinese fleets have passed through the Miyako Strait for drills in the Western Pacific, which is normal and conforms to relevant international laws.
Newly publicized claims allege that China employed cyberattacks to access data from nearly 40 Pentagon weapons programs and almost 30 other defense technologies ranging from missile defense systems to the F-35 joint strike fighter. The disclosure was included in a Defense Science Board report released earlier this year but only made public this week.
The US claims contain "errors in judgment," Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng told reporters at a monthly news conference.
"First, they underestimate the American Pentagon's ability to protect its safety, and second, they underestimate the intelligence of the Chinese people," Geng said.
"China is entirely capable of producing the weaponry needed for national defense," he added, pointing to recent domestic technological breakthroughs such as the country's first aircraft carrier, new generation fighter jets, large transport planes and the Beidou satellite system.
Geng told reporters that China has imported from Ukraine an air-cushioned landing craft that will be delivered to the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The amphibious hovercraft has arrived in China and will be delivered to the Navy "at a proper time," he said.
"China's weapon research and development is solely for national security and not aimed at any specific country or region," he said.
He criticized the so-called "China Military Threat," as described by some Japanese media, as an act of "intentionally creating tension with an ulterior political motive."
"Such act is irresponsible and not conducive to peace and stability in the region," Geng said.
He said Chinese submarines are free to navigate international waters, including the Northwest Pacific, which is also visited by other nations' maritime forces.
Maritime operations and drills carried out by the Navy vessels have been normalized step by step. Geng said Chinese fleets have passed through the Miyako Strait for drills in the Western Pacific, which is normal and conforms to relevant international laws.
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