China refutes allegations of cell phone hacking of Beijing Winter Olympics participants as groundless (Image source: wowkorea)
The Chinese government has countered that some European countries and international organizations have raised the possibility of hacking the mobile phones of participants in the Beijing Winter Olympics. At a regular briefing on the 18th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to the warnings from the United States, the Netherlands, and other countries, saying, "It is my mistake to raise the issue of the so-called 'cyber security' of related countries. It doesn't admit it, it's blaming others, and it's a fabrication of facts." Prior to this, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands announced that they would provide athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics with mobile phones under the guise of avoiding surveillance by the Chinese government. The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee also announced its stance in the name of a spokesperson, dismissing it as saying, "All actions of the Organizing Committee strictly comply with China's personal information protection law and other relevant laws and regulations." He explained that the app "My2022" installed by the athletes is a multi-purpose app that conveys weather, food, accommodation, transportation, and competitions. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said, "This app is necessary for epidemic prevention, and we used a similar app at the Tokyo Olympics." Regarding the possibility that Chinese meat may contain banned substances, he said, "We attach great importance to food safety, and all meat meets food safety standards." , medicines, epidemic prevention, etc. will be strictly controlled according to Chinese national standards and provided to athletes." The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has raised the possibility that meat from China may contain banned substances, and has advised Olympic participants to be extra careful when eating meat from China.
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