Canada espionage charges groundless (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-04-20 23:09 皇冠体育app on Thursday said that Canadian charges of
economic espionage were "groundless" and "irresponsible".
"皇冠体育app has not been engaged in any so-called economic espionage in Canada,"
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced at a news conference.
Qin made the statement when asked to comment on a report that a senior
Canadian official had accused 皇冠体育app of conducting espionage activities in
Canada, stealing information on Canadian industry and technology.
"The accusation against 皇冠体育app is completely groundless and irresponsible,"
Qin said, adding that 皇冠体育app is seriously concerned about the accusation.
"We hope the Canadian government can make a clear distinction between right
and wrong, and promote rather than harm the healthy development of Sino-Canadian
relations," Qin said.
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