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At the ongoing 6th World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang Province, a network affairs coordinator with China's Foreign Ministry said the cyber security issue should not be politicized.

Wang Lei, with the Foreign Ministry, said Monday the issue is purely technical and has nothing to do with "governance models," Xinhua reported.

Wang said other countries have exaggerated the so-called 5G supply chain security issue in an attempt to associate it with "governance models." 

However, problems arise with supply chain security during the development and evolution of information and communication technology, and is not a new problem solely unique to 5G.

The PRISM program leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013 disclosed the largest undifferentiated cyber espionage operations conducted by western countries, which proves cyber security has no relation with governance models, Wang emphasized.

Wang also added that China hopes international standards on supply chain security would be researched and formulated jointly on a multilateral platform, based on justice, fairness, and non-discrimination.