China rejects US claim of attempted vaccine theft as 'smearing'
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Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2020
Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of smearing China after Washington alleged Chinese hackers were attempting to steal research on developing a vaccine against the coronavirus. The claims have added fuel to tensions between the global superpowers, who have traded barbs over the origin of the pandemic that has killed 300,000 people. US authorities said Wednesday that Chinese ha