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For the second year in a row, Hagel used the podium at the Shangri-La conference to call out China for cyberspying against the U.S. While this has been a persistent complaint by the U.S., his remark came less than two weeks after the U.S. charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets.

The Chinese, in response, suspended participation in a U.S.-China Cyber Working Group, and released a report that said the U.S. is conducting unscrupulous cyber espionage and that China is a major target.

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...side trip of trouble with the U.S.

China Defense Ministry Says U.S. May Have Lied About Chinese Cyberspying; Has Harsh Words For Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam in Sea and Air Disputes

May 29, 2014


A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s suggested on Thursday that the United States had fabricated evidence to underpin accusations of cyber attacks and had incited China’s neighbors to “stir up trouble” in disputed waters.

The strongly-worded comments by the defense ministry come as relations between the world’s two largest economies are increasingly strained by a row over cyberespionage. The United States last week accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into U.S. companies to steal trade secrets.

Asked about proof behind the U.S. allegations, ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said it would be easy for the United States to fabricate evidence.

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with Japan

At the heart of the [China-Japan] ]dispute are eight uninhabited islands and rocks in the East China Sea. They have a total area of about 7 sq km and lie north-east of Taiwan, east of the Chinese mainland and south-west of Japan's southern-most prefecture, Okinawa. The islands are controlled by Japan.



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Japanese YS-11EB aircraft: Japan said one its unarmed surveillance aircraft like this one was harassed by armed Chinese fighter jets over the east China Sea


Above: Japanese OP-3C surveillance plane


Above: Two fully armed Chinese SU-27 fighter jets

Tensions have been running high between China and its neighbors over Beijing’s assertive stance on claiming land and sea territory.

Japan’s defense ministry said Chinese SU-27 fighters came as close as 50 meters (170 feet) to a Japanese OP-3C surveillance plane near disputed islets on Saturday and within 30 meters of a YS-11EB electronic intelligence aircraft.

“Closing in while flying normally over the high seas is impossible,” Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in comments broadcast on TV Asahi.

“This is a close encounter that is outright over the top.”

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Ships from Japan and China keep their eyes on the disputed East China Sea islands called the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 photo, a China coast guard vessel numbered 2506, top, sails along the Japan coast guard ship Katori in the continuous zone of Japan’s territorial waters off the disputed East China Sea islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyutai in Chinese. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Japanese and Chinese ships off the Senkaku Islands. Chinese vessels and aircraft have regularly approached the East China Sea archipelago – thought to harbour vast natural resources – after Japan nationalized some of the islands in September 2012. Reuters photo

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with South Korea

China, South Korea in Row Over Submerged Rock

By Jeremy Page
Mar 14, 2012


South Korean destroyers conduct maneuvers on seas off South Korea’s southernmost island of Mara, roughly 90 miles from Ieodo Reef.

Yet another maritime dispute between China and one of its neighbours has flared up in the last few days – this time over a submerged rock in a part of the ocean claimed by both Beijing and the South Korean government.

The spat over what South Korea calls the Ieodo Reef and China refers to as the Suyan Reef reignited after China’s State Oceanic Administration chief declared last week that it was part of China’s ”jurisdictional waters” and covered by its maritime patrols.

South Korea’s President, Lee Myung-bak, said Monday that the reef “will fall naturally into Korean-controlled areas,” according to the Yonhap news agency. The same day, South Korea’s Foreign Minstry questioned China’s ambassador in Seoul over the issue.

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