China asks U.S. to stop spying activities
中国要求美国停止监控活动

A report in the German weekly Der Spiegel says that the U.S. National Security Agency has been spying on Chinese telecommunications and internet corporation Huawei Technologies Co.. According to the report, some other targets have also included some top ranking Chinese officials, diplomatic and trade departments and some Chinese banks. Following the report, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei issued a strong response on Monday.

"China expresses grave concerns about this situation. China has lodged solemn representations after media revealed strong evidence showing that the U.S. has intercepted, monitored and spied on China. China again demands that the U.S. stop such spying activities and formally respond to it," Hong said.