New China premier says China, US should stop war of words on hacking
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New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gestures as he answers a question during his first press conference after the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2013. Li steps into the media spotlight for a rare press conference, as the annual meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament closes. -- PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING (REUTERS, AP) - China and the United States should avoid "groundless accusations" against each other about cyber-security and hacking into each other's computer systems, newly installed Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
Li's comments, at the close of China's annual meeting of parliament and a day after he assumed the premiership, come amid a war of words between Beijing and Washington over cyber-attacks and national security.
A U.S. computer security company said last month that a secretive Chinese military unit was likely behind a series of hacking attacks mostly targeting the United States.
But, at the same time, the premier said his government is committed to strong ties with the US.
