China opposes hacking and combats it in accordance with the law, and is firmly against the politically-motivated spread of disinformation, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press conference on Thursday.

"Regarding this kind of groundless accusations made with no evidence, we have made clear our position more than once before," said Lin after a reporter asked about reports alleging that Chinese state-backed hackers were behind the major breach of U.S.-based cybersecurity firm F5.