China's Xi says government does not hack: WSJ

Reuters

Published Sep 22, 2015 12:35AM ET

Updated Sep 22, 2015 12:58AM ET

China's Xi says government does not hack: WSJ

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's government does not engage in the theft of commercial secrets and does not support Chinese companies which do this, President Xi Jinping told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Tuesday.

"Cyber theft of commercial secrets and hacking attacks against government networks are both illegal; such acts are criminal offences and should be punished according to law and relevant international conventions," Xi said in the written interview, ahead of his U.S. visit.

"China and the United States share common concerns on cyber security. We are ready to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. side on this issue."