French Embassy Website Attacked

The official website of the French Embassy in Beijing has allegedly come under attack from hackers apparently as a result of the meeting between French President Nicholas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama. However, China denied any clear link between the hacking and a diplomatic row with France over Tibet.
"From the perspective of the Chinese government, China is against the hacking of the websites of the embassies of other nations," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told journalists.
"We have not seen any questions or concerns raised by France."
However a French diplomat told AFP the embassy website had been inaccessible for several days due to a massive cyber attack following President Nicolas Sarkozy's weekend meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
"The server was attacked for several days, saturated by massive requests for a connection, mostly coming at night," the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.
Some French media reports have said Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama, which greatly angered Beijing, was the motive behind the attacks.
"We have taken note of relevant reports, but from the reports I have seen this is speculation," Liu said.
"When reporting or covering this issue, the media should base their reports on solid proof and not target China."
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