China denies reports of cyber drill with US

BEIJING - Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Geng Yansheng on Thursday refuted reports that China and the United States will hold a joint cyber military exercise in May.

Geng denied the reports at a regular monthly press briefing, saying that these claims were groundless.

He said non-official research institutes from China and the United States had conducted research and discussions concerning cyber security, but the research was not a joint military exercise as reported.