China reiterated on May 29 that it is against all Internet hacking attacks and hopes to conduct dialogues and cooperate with the United States on this matter under the principle of mutual respect and trust.

The remarks, made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang at a news briefing, came ahead of the summit between President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on June 7 and 8—the first face-to-face communication between the two leaders since Xi assumed his post in March.

China has repeatedly been accused of being behind hacking activities. The latest accusation came from The Washington Post on May 29, which cited a U.S. Defense Science Board report as saying that Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of two dozen U.S. weapon systems.

Zheng said that China and the United States have agreed to set up a working team on cybersecurity issues under the framework of the China-U.S. Strategic Security Dialogue, and China is willing to conduct further talks and cooperation under the principle of mutual respect and trust.