Cox Report Groundless: FM Spokesman ����The charge of the Cox Report that China has threatened the national security of the United States by stealing its military technology is groundless and with ulterior motives. ����These remarks were made in Beijing May 25 by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao when asked to comment on a report released by a special committee of the US House of Representatives chaired by Rep. Christopher Cox from California on China's so-called spying on US military technology. ����"This sensational allegations are absurd," he added. ����"We must point out that the Chinese people cherish the sovereignty and security of their country." Zhu said. "History has shown and will continue to show that the Chinese people are able to safeguard their country's security by completely relying on their own wisdom and strength." ����Chinese people love peace and China has always pursued the independent foreign policy of peace. Therefore, the country has never and will not threaten any other country, Zhu noted. ����However, he said, the anti-China forces in the United States, who adopt a hostile attitude to and prejudice against China, go against the trend of history and tightly embrace a Cold War mentality. ����"By issuing the Cox report, they have staged an anti-China farce in order to spread the theory of a China threat and damage the friendly ties between the peoples of China and the United States," Zhu said. ����The report, which was released soon after the US-led NATO attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, was strongly condemned by the Chinese government and Chinese people, as well as the international community, and is aimed at instigating anti-China sentiment and diverting people's attention. ����"This fully exposes the vicious intentions and political plot of the anti-China congressmen in the United States," Zhu said. " However, the nasty tricks that have been played by them for many years will be doomed to failure again." (Xinhua) HomeNews 1999-05-26 Page4 Full Story in Chinese