Mr. Geng said that since the creation of the Ministry of National Defense and China Military Online websites, both had faced serious and growing numbers of attacks.

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"The Defence Ministry and China Military Online websites have faced a serious threat from hacking attacks since they were established, " defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng is quoted by Reuters news agency as saying at a monthly press conference.

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