China did not and will not ask companies to engage in spying: Premier

The Chinese government did not and will not ask Chinese companies to spy on other countries, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets the press after the conclusion of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Xing Guangli]

Such kind of action is not consistent with the Chinese law and is not how China behaves, Li said at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual session of China's national legislature.