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Mulcahy said Vaughan and his legal team had gone to "ridiculous lengths" to "unfairly throw mud at the ECB" in their questioning of the investigation.

“We’re just not going to have people throw mud at us from a distance.”

“I would like to advise the company concerned that if they really care about global cyber security, they should pay more attention to the cyber attacks by the U.S. government hackers on China and other countries, and do more to help promote dialogue and cooperation among countries, instead of using the cyber attack issue to stir up trouble and throw mud at China,” he told reporters.

“It is an attempt to throw mud at China when the PLA has been sending assistance to other countries in the region like Tonga and the Solomon Islands,” the Global Times said.

“Groundless speculation should not be allowed. China is firmly opposed to any country or institution using cyberattacks to throw mud at China or to serve the despicable political purposes with cybersecurity issues,” he said.