Johannesburg - China has vehemently denied spy cable leaks that it was behind the 2007 break-in at South Africa’s Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre.
According to the Sunday Independent, Pan Peng, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Pretoria, said the accusation was a complete fabrication, labelling it ridiculous.
However, one of the top secret State Security Agency (SSA) reports from 2009 leaked to Al Jazeera states that China’s aim was to steal technology to gain advantage in a new type of nuclear power generation.