SYDNEY: Using the Internet to spy and steal sensitive data is standard practice by all countries, according to the security chief of controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.

The comments published on Wednesday follow allegations that Chinese hackers gained access to secret designs for a slew of sophisticated United States weapons programs, and stole the blueprints for Australia’s new intelligence agency headquarters.

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