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STORY: China will step up its security following allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) collected data on millions of phone calls in Europe and snooped on leaders of major U.S. allies, the government said on Wednesday (October 30).
"So China is concerned about the recently continued revelations of eavesdropping and surveillance activities and is paying attention to how the situation develops. We will take the necessary steps to resolutely maintain the security of our own information," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
The head of the NSA defended his beleaguered organisation on Tuesday (October 29), saying it acts within the law to stop militant attacks and calling reports that the NSA collected data on millions of telephone calls in Europe false.
The White House has moved to limit some NSA programmes, including one that monitored the cellphone of German Chancellor An
