From TimesOnline:
The Chinese Foreign Minister today denied his country is using the internet to spy on others and said China has itself been a victim of cyber-espionage.
…Speaking at a press conference London with the Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Mr Yang added: “Actually a number of Chinese agencies have been attacked by hackers.”
The comments were made after The Times revealed that the Director-General of MI5 had sent letters to 300 executives and security chiefs at banks, accounting and legal firms warning them that Chinese state agencies were hacking into their systems and trying to steal confidential information. [Full text]