The art of spying is to obtain information without the target noticing. However, if the target complains to the client and even calls individual spies by name, that is a loss of face. That’s why the Chinese government reacted so sensitively when the USA and Great Britain imposed sanctions on suspected Chinese state hackers. On Tuesday, a spokesman in Beijing said the United States and its Western allies were “spreading misinformation.” China told the British government that the “evidence provided was insufficient and the relevant conclusions were unprofessional.”
Chinese hackers are said to have attacked European MPs – politics
