{"id":"827ea1aa-103b-4993-8796-01bc60653af3","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367300/china-urges-us-stop-all-spying-or-face-retaliation-slams-gangster-logic","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"China urges US to ‘stop all spying’ or face retaliation, slams ‘gangster logic’","plainHeadline":"China urges US to stop espionage targeting Chinese firms or face retaliation","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["China's Ministry of Commerce calls on the US to stop all espionage activities targeting Chinese companies.","Beijing warns it has firm resolve and abundant means to retaliate amid CIA spying remarks.","CIA deputy director Michael Ellis said the agency is expanding intelligence on China’s AI, semiconductors and biotech sectors.","China accuses the US of gangster logic, double standards, and Cold War mentality in economic rivalry.","The dispute comes ahead of Xi Jinping's planned visit to Washington and rising US-China tech tensions."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T10:19:16.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T10:37:41.508Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/4fbc298a-8837-43c9-a3ff-0838330c48e1","storyId":"4fbc298a-8837-43c9-a3ff-0838330c48e1","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/12/80f56b17-58d7-4ee6-a6b2-b7b0672e8b5a_bf1d2c8e.jpg?itok=E9qtBr2N&v=1789207694","author":"Phoebe Zhang","dek":"Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning that it had “firm resolve and abundant means” to retaliate after a senior CIA official defended spying on China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sectors."}