Office refutes espionage claims

Overseas affairs bureau calls accusations 'baseless', says it wouldn't try to undermine other nations

China has never used its overseas Chinese affairs activities to undermine the interests of other countries, the top official in charge of overseas Chinese affairs said on Saturday.

Qiu Yuanping, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, made the comment in response to foreign reports on overseas Chinese conducting espionage in their host countries.