China’s foreign ministry has condemned recent comments from Australian government officials accusing Beijing of espionage.
China described as irresponsible Secretary of Defence Department, Dennis Richardson speech in canberra that China is “very active” in intelligence activities directed against Australia.
Chinese spying on Australia has been the subject of much speculation by analysts but senior government officials have largely steered clear of making public complaints.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang say he was not aware of Richardson’s comments, but said China would prefer to see Australian officials working to improve cooperation.
