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    China denies carrying out cyberattacks against US-based activist

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    Saqib Shah
    Saqib Shah
    10.09.2017

    China claims it wasn't behind the hacking of a US think tank that was set to host exiled Chinese tycoon-turned-activist Guo Wengui. The Hudson Institute abruptly canceled its event with Guo last week, claiming it had detected a Shanghai-based attack aimed at crippling its website.The incident was raised by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions in his meeting with Chinese government officials on Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. Guo himself also claimed that the law firm representing his US political asylum bid backed out after it was targeted by Chinese hackers. In a statement, China's Ministry of Public Security told Reuters it had found "no evidence" of government involvement in the alleged cyberattacks.