代表北京当局发言的官方通讯社新华社6月23日在一篇题为《在令人烦恼的间谍指控问题上,华盛顿欠世界一个交代》(Washington owes world explanations over troubling spying accusations)抨击说,在网络监控领域,“美国是我们这个时代最大的恶棍”。
新华社当天的社论对此表现得怒不可遏。这篇评论称,“这些指称加上先前的指称,明显使人忧虑”。“这些指称显示,长久以来试图假装是无辜网路攻击受害者的美国,实际上是我们这时代最大的恶棍”。(They demonstrate that the United States, which has long been trying to play innocent as a victim of cyber attacks, has turned out to be the biggest villain in our age.)