China Defence Ministry says has no need to steal U.S. military secrets

China's Defence Ministry dismissed as ridiculous on Thursday a U.S. report that Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, saying the country needed no outside help for its military development.
The Washington Post cited a U.S. Defense Science Board report as saying that the compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircraft and ships, as well as missile defences vital for Europe, Asia and the Gulf.

Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng dismissed the report, which the Pentagon and other U.S. defence officials have downplayed as outdated and overstated.

"China absolutely has the ability to build the weapons needed for national security," he said. "Recently China's aircraft carrier, new fighter jets and transport aircraft ... have clearly shown this."