China fears cyberattacks designed to steal coveted technology: envoy
OTTAWA — China fears cyberattacks because it is creating cutting-edge technology that others will want to steal, says its envoy to Canada, a rebuttal of the widely held view that the country is a leader in internet espionage.
Canada and China recently agreed to stop state-sponsored hacking of each other’s trade secrets and business information, but experts say the deal is unverifiable and potentially meaningless.
Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to Canada, says the new arrangement with Canada was necessary for his government to protect its own business interests.
“China is technically advanced now and we are afraid that our things will be stolen by others,” Lu said through a translator in an interview with The Canadian Press.