China rejects accusations of cyber theft

China has denied taking part in any theft of western commercial secrets from the United States and the United Kingdom, while demanding that the cyber security charges that were taken against two Chinese nationals be dropped, reports the Financial Times.

Beijing has appealed to the US and UK to “respect the truth; stop deliberately slandering China, to prevent harm to bilateral relations and co-operation in important areas”. 

The response came just hours after the US, the UK and several allies accused China of cyber attacks aimed at stealing technology related to various industries, including aviation, satellites, finance and electronics.