Summary The United States faces a mounting danger from cyber attacks on its infrastructure.
BEIJING (AP) - China says it is willing to cooperate with the United States in cybersecurity after the US called on it to take "serious steps" to stop cyberattacks.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying repeated China s assertion that it is firmly opposed to cyberattacks and one of the countries that has suffered most from them. She says the country cracks down on such hackers according to the law.
Hua said Tuesday: "Cyberspace needs rules and cooperation, not wars. China is willing to have constructive dialogue and cooperation with the global community, including the United States."
US National Security adviser Tom Donilon s comments Monday reflect American concern over cyber intrusions and their economic costs.
Last month, a US-based cybersecurity firm accused a Chinese military unit of attacking more than 140 mostly American companies.
The United States faces a mounting danger from cyber attacks on its infrastructure while digital espionage threatens to undercut the military s technological edge, the US national intelligence chief said Tuesday.
Citing "increasing risk to US critical infrastructure," National Intelligence Director James Clapper said in an annual report to Congress that "unsophisticated" attacks could penetrate poorly protected computer networks for power grids or similar systems.
