00:00 Beijing stands accused of conducting a years-long campaign of hacking of Western countries,
00:05 targeting politicians, journalists and businesses.
00:08 The US charged seven Chinese nationals on Monday with hacking, targeting perceived critics
00:12 of China and US businesses and politicians.
00:16 The UK also announced sanctions against two hackers and a Chinese front company linked
00:20 to the cyber espionage group APT31 for hacking the country's electoral commission.
00:26 This is the latest in a clear pattern of hostile activity originating in China, including the
00:35 targeting of democratic institutions and parliamentarians in the United Kingdom and beyond.
00:43 Critics of China inside the British Parliament say it is time for Western countries to take
00:47 the perceived Chinese threat seriously.
00:49 The West has to wake up to the fact that this is a challenge to the very way that we live
00:53 our lives, to our belief in democracy, human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of
00:58 worship.
00:59 On Tuesday, New Zealand also said another Chinese hacking group identified as APT40
01:04 was behind attacks on computers linked to its parliamentary network.
01:09 Our analysis enabled us to confidently link the actor to the People's Republic of China,
01:15 specifically the Ministry of State Security.
01:19 This link has been reinforced by analysis from international partners of similar events
01:25 in their own jurisdictions.
01:27 Beijing said it had launched a march against the US and the UK in response to the allegations
01:32 and urged both countries not to politicise national security issues.
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