China against 'political disinformation' about US government email breach

BEIJING, Jan ⁠8 (Reuters) - ⁠China ‍on Thursday said it was against "politically motivated ‍disinformation" in relation to reports ​of Chinese hackers targeting staff ​in United States congressional committees in an email breach.

"We have always opposed ​and lawfully combated hacker activities, and we are ​even more opposed to spreading false ‌information related to China for political purposes," Chinese foreign ​ministry spokesperson Mao ⁠Ning said at a regular news ‌briefing when asked about the cyberattack.

The Financial Times reported ‌on Wednesday that a Chinese hacking ‌group has compromised emails used by staff members of powerful committees ‍in the U.S. House of Representatives, citing ⁠people familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Laurie Chen; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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