NATO Members ‘Chasing Shadows’ With Spying Cases, China Says

The arrest of several people in Europe over allegations of spying for China has ignited a fiery diplomatic response from Beijing. China’s Foreign Ministry has criticized the actions, suggesting that the governments that made the charges are manufacturing fears of a “China spy threat” to tarnish its global image. “We urge relevant parties to stop chasing shadows and vilifying China,” spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the ministry’s regular press conference on Wednesday. The arrests came as Germany, the United Kingdom, and a number of other NATO members are on heightened alert over Chinese intelligence operations, technology theft, and surveillance of…