China says it has no interest in collecting intelligence from UK Parliament

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it firmly opposed the UK spy agency "groundlessly hyping up" Chinese spies posing as headhunters, saying China was not interested in collected "so-called intelligence" from the British parliament.

"China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and has no interest in collecting so-called intelligence from the UK Parliament," spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press briefing.

Britain's MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing is trying to spy on the nation's parliament.

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