China: We're 'victims not troublemakers' when it comes to cybercrime

China has hit back against accusations that state-sponsored hackers aligned with its government are attempting to breach the computer networks of the US military on a daily basis. Via the state-run Xinhua News agency, China said such claims by US officials are "self-serving rhetoric" designed to bolster military budgets.
"In the cyber space, China is a victim rather than a troublemaker," claimed Xinhua News. "It's the United States that has an overwhelming edge in internet technology, with the world's biggest internet intelligence agency and a first-rate cyber army. The so-called cyberattacks claimed by the United States may well be a farce directed by the superpower itself."