Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

On Thursday, responding to media inquiries about reports that some former British security officials claimed Chinese state actors had systematically hacked into UK government's classified computer systems over the past decade, accessing confidential documents, private communications and diplomatic cables related to policymaking, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said such allegations are pure slander and smears. 

"We urge relevant individuals in the UK to stop making unreasonable hype and cease such political manipulation," Lin said at a press conference.

Global Times