China dismisses Clinton’s hacking accusations

China on Monday pushed back against Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s accusations that the country is launching a barrage of cyberattacks against the U.S.

Over the weekend, Clinton said Beijing is “trying to hack into everything that doesn’t move in America … stealing huge amounts of government information all looking for an advantage.”

{mosads}Although the former secretary of State stopped short of blaming China for the recent hacks that have roiled the administration and laid bare upwards of 18 million people’s data, her words were more pointed than any White House statements on the incident.

When asked about the comments, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying insisted both the U.S. and China were committed to tackling the worldwide hacking threat.

“China and the U.S. have taken a constructive spirit and approach to strengthening dialogue and cooperation to jointly face various challenges in line with the interests of both sides in a way that is conducive to peace and prosperity in the region and the world,” Hua said during a press conference, Reuters reported.

China has denied involvement in the data breach at the at the Office of Personnel Management.

But U.S. officials have unanimously said privately that they believe the Asian power orchestrated the digital intrusion as part of a larger cyber espionage scheme to gain information on government workers.

James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, even publicly called China the “leading suspect” in the incident.

“Make no mistake,” Clinton said Saturday, “they know they’re in competition, and they’re gonna do everything they can to win.”