Ministry rips US report blaming Beijing for hacks

The Foreign Ministry slammed a report by a US congressional committee blaming the Chinese government for hacking computers at a government corporation that insures bank deposits.

The Chinese government likely hacked computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp in 2010, 2011 and 2013, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Science, Space and Technology Committee of the US House of Representatives.

"We have repeatedly said that whoever puts forward an accusation should come up with concrete evidence instead of using easy, speculative words like 'possibly' or 'perhaps'," ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a news conference on Thursday.