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In fact, we are aware of no nation in the world that publicly states

that theft of information for commercial gain is acceptable.

Even in this case, China has not attempted to justify the allegations.

Instead, they deny them.

And this has been a consistent response.

A little over a year ago, the Chinese government flatly denied reports

that the unit 61398 was hacking U.S. companies.

A spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense said,

Chinese military forces have never supported any hacking activities.

China also challenged United States to present hard evidence,

evidence that could stand up in court, that cyber attacks against American targets

are connected to the Chinese military.

Well, we did. And the response?

Hours after Monday's announcement, the Chinese foreign ministry called the accusations

purely fictitious, extremely absurd.

I'm Rithika Singh, and this is the LawFair podcast, May 24, 2014.

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