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 death toll in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has risen to 71,441 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, with the number of injuries reaching 171,329, said Gaza's health authorities on Thursday.

In the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza received two bodies, according to the health authorities.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 451 people and wounded 1,251 others in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 71,439: health authorities