Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

In response to the prosecution of a French professor who has been charged with allowing a Chinese delegation to visit sensitive sites in a case of "suspected espionage," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that she has no knowledge of the specific situation mentioned. "As a matter of principle, we have always opposed the hyping up of so-called 'Chinese espionage' claims and the smearing of China," Mao noted.

Global Times