China has rejected US and Australian accusations of espionage and spying. CIA Chief Mike Pompeo recently told the BBC that China is stealing American information and exerting covert influence. Meanwhile, Australia's spy agency Asio says China is an extreme threat to national security. 

HUA CHUNYING CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON "Those reports remind me of an old Chinese saying: the world you see reflects what you think in your heart. That can explain the remarks made by the chief of the world's largest intelligence agency. Facts speak louder than words. Based on all the things made public in recent years, I think everyone knows who is carrying out the monitoring, spying, espionage and infiltrations, and exerting influence on other countries using every possible means."