Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning dismissed the U.S. Treasure Department's claim that its systems had been attacked by hackers supported by China as "unwarranted and groundless allegations" at a the last press briefing of the year in Beijing on Tuesday.

She made the remarks in response to a media query about the U.S. Treasury Department's statement on Monday that it was subject to a cyberattack by a China state-sponsored actor earlier in December.

"On this kind of unwarranted and groundless allegations, we've made clear our position more than once. China opposes all forms of hacking, and in particular, we oppose spreading China-related disinformation motivated by political agenda," she said.

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

The 18th edition of the Tour of Sayram Lake cycling race will be held in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from May 19 to 25, the local government said at a press conference on Friday.

More than 20 teams and around 600 cyclists are expected to compete at the event, which will cover a total distance of 529 kilometers in six stages.

The event has become the most influential match of its kind in China, and has won the title of "China's high-quality sports tourism event" for seven consecutive years, a local official said at the briefing.

Tour of Sayram Lake cycling race to be held on May 19-25 in Xinjiang