China rebukes US military drone reports

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8409195.html

By ZHANG YUNBI and WU JIAO
China Daily
September 25, 2013

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called reports that China is 
attempting to steal military drone technology from the United States 
"groundless" on Tuesday.

Competition between the two countries over the development of drone 
technology has been the focus of the media's attention in recent days. The 
New York Times said on Saturday that "hackers based in Shanghai went after 
one foreign defense contractor after another" for almost two years. A US 
cybersecurity company told the newspaper the Shanghai hackers were after 
"the technology behind the clear US lead in military drones".

On Sept 9, Japanese media reported that Tokyo sent fighter planes after an 
unidentified drone approaching Japan above the East China Sea. The drone, 
according to Japanese reports, was at one point in close proximity to 
China's Diaoyu Islands.

Unmanned aircraft have been put into widespread use around China for 
military reconnaissance, geological surveys and disaster relief. But 
Chinese analysts said the US is ramping up pressure on China to gain the 
upper hand in the development and trade of military drones.

Ding Hao, a senior researcher at the People's Liberation Army's Academy of 
Military Science, said it's common for Washington to tarnish China's image 
with accusations of technology theft.

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