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Deputy PM: This is an embarrassing day for China

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden says "today should be an embarrassing day for China" after confirming earlier that Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for malicious cyber campaigns targeting British institutions in 2021 and 2022. Mr Dowden calls China's actions "malign and hostile". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Deputy PM: China responsible for UK cyber interference

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has confirmed that Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for “two malicious cyber campaigns targeting both our democratic institutions and parliamentarians,” in 2021 and 2022. Mr Dowden told MPs a number of the UK's allies, including the United States, will be issuing similar statements to "expose this activity and to hold China to account for the ongoing patterns of hostile activity targeting our collective democracies". Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn