Hacking vaccine data: U.S.' new excuse to attack China?

China firmly opposes and combats cyber-attacks of any kind, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. 

"China is a staunch defender of cyber security but also a victim of hacking," spokesperson Zhao Lijian said during a daily briefing in Beiijing.  

China now enjoys advanced vaccine studies and viral treatment, and any acts of making trumped-up charges based on no evidence are immoral, he underscored.

Zhao's remarks came after the possible warning U.S. will accuse China of trying to hack vaccine data as a part of a cyber theft. 

The story, published by the New York Times, says China is seeking "valuable intellectual property and public health data through illicit means related to vaccines, treatments and testing." 

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